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Liam Gilliver

‘World is perishing in luxury’: Green MEP calls for Austria to tax the rich while on the red carpet

A Member of the European Parliament for the Greens is making a bold statement for “justice and climate action” after attending the Vienna Opera Ball in Austria.

Lena Schilling rocked up to the red carpet event wearing a pale blue gown emblazoned with the slogan ‘tax the rich save the climate’ – while holding a banner declaring: “The world is perishing in luxury.”

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