Paris, Sept 21, 2025 (AFP) - France's richest man riles left with attack on 'pseudo-academic' behind tax plan

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Left-wing figures in France on Sunday reacted with uproar after the country's richest man the luxury goods tycoon Bernard Arnault described an academic behind a wealth tax plan as a "far-left activist" who wanted to "destroy the French economy". With France under pressure to erode its growing debt pile and budget deficit, French economist Gabriel Zucman has suggested the ultra-rich pay at least a two-percent tax on their fortune. The idea has bee......

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