Merkel Deputy Tells Piketty Wealth Tax Is Dead in Germany
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German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel rejected a wealth tax as “crazy” for business in a meeting with French economist Thomas Piketty, whose best-selling work calls for such a progressive levy on capital.
“A national wealth tax is dead,” Gabriel, the chairman of Germany’s Social Democratic Party, said on a panel at the Economy Ministry in Berlin alongside the economist.