At the Paris School of Economics conference “Shaping the Future of International Tax Cooperation,” ICRICT Commissioner José Antonio Ocampo emphasized that rules on cross-border services must extend beyond digital taxation. His intervention came during a high-level discussion on how international taxation has become a central issue in global politics — from U.S. trade pressures on […]
2 October 2025
At the Paris School of Economics, ICRICT Commissioner Thomas Piketty delivered the keynote address at the conference “Shaping the Future of International Tax Cooperation.” The discussion explored how international taxation has become a central issue in global politics — from U.S. trade threats against digital taxes and the global minimum tax, to the negotiations for […]
2 October 2025
At the Taxation, Inequality and Democracy in Latin America event in Paris, ICRICT Commissioner Ricardo Martner called for a framework of fiscal rationality in Chile — one that includes taxes on wealth. He warned that the hyper-concentration of wealth poses one of the greatest risks to democracy today.
1 October 2025
At the Taxation, Inequality and Democracy in Latin America event in Paris, ICRICT Commissioner Martín Guzmán examined how political choices shape economic inequality across the region. He explained that when right-wing governments take power, they often drain the state of legitimate resources, favoring those who have already concentrated the most wealth — exploiting gaps in […]
1 October 2025
At the Taxation, Inequality and Democracy in Latin America event in Paris, ICRICT Commissioner Magdalena Sepúlveda emphasized that fair taxation of multinationals and the super-rich is essential to finance quality public services, education, health, and a just energy transition.
1 October 2025
At the Taxation, Inequality and Democracy in Latin America event in Paris, Jose Antonio Ocampo stressed that Latin America must play an active role in negotiations toward a United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
1 October 2025
At the Assemblée nationale debate on taxing the super-rich, ICRICT Co-chair Jayati Ghosh highlighted the stark realities of global inequality. Even in India, where political consensus on taxation is rare, all major opposition parties now support a wealth tax on individuals holding more than $100 million. That would affect fewer than 1,000 families, yet even […]
1 October 2025
At the Assemblée nationale in Paris, ICRICT Co-chair Joseph Stiglitz dismantled a persistent myth: that higher taxes push billionaires to leave. Speaking alongside fellow Co-chair Jayati Ghosh and Commissioner Gabriel Zucman, Stiglitz recalled how one American billionaire moved to Puerto Rico — where residents can legally pay just 4% tax — but soon returned to […]
1 October 2025
At the Assemblée nationale debate on taxing the super-rich, ICRICT Commissioner Gabriel Zucman reminded the audience that tax justice begins with a basic principle: non-regressivity — the richest should never pay less, proportionally, than ordinary citizens. Referencing the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, Zucman noted that the principle of […]
1 October 2025
At the Assemblée nationale, Eric Coquerel, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and Charles de Courson hosted a high-level debate on “Taxation of the Wealth of the Super-Rich: For Tax Justice and Economic Efficiency.” Organized in partnership with the EU Tax Observatory and ICRICT, the discussion brought together leading economists and ICRICT Commissioners: Joseph Stiglitz, Jayati […]
1 October 2025