Taxing The Richest: What The G20 Decided

A group of environmental activists projects on a building slide with a silhouette depicting US president-elect Donald Trump that reads, "Tax the super rich for the people and planet" on November 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the G20 Summit. ONG environment demonstrates projecting slides to demand governments to take actions and tax the superriches for the benefit of the planet. (Credit: AFP)

Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure the world's billionaires "are effectively taxed."

Getting the super-rich to cough up more in taxes has been a priority of left-wing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is hosting the summit of the world's biggest economies.