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U.N. chief pushes tax on rich who profited during pandemic

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments on Monday to consider imposing a "solidarity or wealth tax" on the rich - who made money during the coronavirus pandemic - in a bid to cut extreme inequality.

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UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including a wealth tax to help finance the global recovery from the coronavirus. The U.N. chief said latest reports indicate that “there has been a $5 trillion surge in the wealth of the world’s richest in the past year” of the pandemic. Guterres' call followed an appeal in October…

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U.N. chief pushes tax on rich who profited during pandemic

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UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including...

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UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID

The United Nations chief says the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 has created wide inequalities

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UN chief urges wealth tax of those who profited during COVID

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared Monday that the world’s failure to unite on tackling COVID-19 created wide inequalities, and he called for urgent action including a wealth tax to help finance the global recovery from the coronavirus.The U.N. chief said latest reports indicate that “there has ...

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