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'Tax us' say over 200 millionaires who back Oxfam's call to redistribute wealth

As the rich, famous and influential meet at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, aid agency Oxfam says billionaires should be made obsolete. And 200 millionaires agree. In an open letter addressed to world leaders, they say they want to pay more tax "for the common good".

Radio France Internationale

High power prices drive some patients in Spain into poverty

Jose Maria Casais's 2,700 euros-a-month income from a pension and incapacity benefits ought to leave him better off than most of his fellow Spaniards.

Reuters

‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes

Disney heiress and actor Mark Ruffalo among ‘patriotic millionaires’ who addressed world’s elite at Davos

The Guardian - UK

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Davos 2023: Oxfam calls for windfall taxes as report shows widening inequality

Oxfam's latest report on inequality shows that two thirds of global wealth created since the Covid-19 pandemic has gone to the top 1 percent of earners. As the 2023 World Economic Forum gets underway, the anti-poverty NGO is calling for windfall taxes on wealthy individuals and corporate profits. FRANCE 24's…

France 24

Oxfam echoes Bill Gates in calling for new taxes on the rich with ‘billionaire-busting policies’

More than 700 billionaires live in the United States.

Fortune

Shoppers at Boots, M&S, Lush, H&M and Primark can get paid to recycle empty and old products

Customers could be quids in with their clutter by heading to these retailers

Manchester Evening News

Calls for new tax as richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth

Oxfam Ireland is calling for a tax on Irish wealth at graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% above a threshold of 4.7 million euro, which it said would raise billions annually 'with the potential to transform Irish public services'

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Davos 2023: World Economic Forum kicks off amid calls for more tax on super-rich

Political and business leaders from around the world are convening in the Swiss resort town of Davos. The theme for this year's meeting is "cooperation in a fragmented world". FRANCE 24's Kate Moody is in Davos and tells us what we should expect. Also in the show, Oxfam releases its…

France 24

Richest 1% of Irish people own more than a quarter of country’s wealth – Oxfam

The charity said the richest 1% in Ireland have gained 70 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the last 10 years.

The Independent UK

Richest 1% in UK now wealthier than 70% of population combined

Oxfam releases report highlighting wealth disparities in UK and around world

The Independent UK

Monday briefing: Does the Davos conference really have the answers to the world’s problems?

In today’s newsletter: As the high society conference kicks off in the Swiss Alps, it faces new questions about its influence in a fractured world

The Guardian - UK

UK's richest one per cent has more wealth than bottom 70 per cent, analysis finds

THE richest 1 of people in the UK are now wealthier than 70 of the population combined, according to analysis by Oxfam.

The National (Scotland)

Richest 1% bag two-thirds of $42 trillion in new wealth: Oxfam

Charity calls for more taxes on the rich as World Economic Forum gathers for annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

Al Jazeera

Australia’s richest 1% pocketed $150,000 a minute over past decade, Oxfam research finds

Report calls for higher taxes for the super-rich as analysis reveals an Australian wealth tax could raise $29.1bn annually

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The Guardian - UK

Call for new taxes on super-rich after 1% pocket two-thirds of all new wealth

$26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals

The Independent UK

Richest 1% of people in UK now wealthier than 70% of population combined – Oxfam

Oxfam has released a report highlighting wealth disparities in the UK and around the world.

The Independent UK

As Davos opens, Oxfam urges windfall tax on food companies

Anti-poverty group Oxfam says companies making big profits as inflation surges should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality

AAP

Rich getting richer amid inflation crisis

Despite the inflation crisis, the wealthiest Australians continue to get richer and experts are now calling on the government to scrap planned tax cuts.

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These high street stores including Boots, M&S and Primark will pay you to recycle your empty and old products

If you’re finished with your products or you’re ready to declutter your closet, many stores will offer benefits for handing them over rather than slinging them in the bin

The Independent UK

87 civilians in Yemen killed by UK and US-supplied weapons in little over a year, report says

The war in Yemen has created one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises

The Independent UK

87 civilians in Yemen killed by UK and US-supplied weapons, report says

A new report has found that weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition in war-torn Yemen killed at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others in just over a year

The National (Scotland)

Oxfam report reveals Scottish factory's role in fuelling violence in Yemen

THE UK and US are fuelling relentless violence in the Middle East through arm sales – with Scotland providing killer precision missiles, a new…

Wales Online

The refugee Wales helped save from deportation and possible death who now teaches our children about human rights

Otis Bolamu's campaign to stay in the UK got the attention of influential people across the country - now he has been granted refugee status and is using his story to inspire the next generation

Manchester Evening News

'I bought a charity shop New Year's Eve outfit for under £20 and was impressed and confused'

The charity shops are bursting with great, glamourous options this New Year

Al Jazeera

Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises?

Every 30 hours, the pandemic spawned a new billionaire, while pushing a million people into poverty. Here’s why.

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