Colombian Front-Runner Petro to the Rich: Pay More Tax
- Candidate says 4,000 biggest fortunes must pay wealth tax
- Leftist senator is leading early polls ahead of 2022 elections
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Colombian presidential front-runner Gustavo Petro told an audience of bankers and money managers in Bogota that the rich should pay more tax.
The leftist senator called for a levy on “unproductive wealth”, and said dividends should be taxed at the same rate as salaries.