Oxfam's Takers not Makers report, Davos 2025. We propose a flat rate of 1.5% on all net wealth above €4.6 million or a progressive tax of 2% on net wealth above €4.6 million, 3% on net wealth above €46 million and 5% on wealth above €923 million.Oxfam estimates that such a tax, if fully implemented, could yield between €4 - 9 billion a year for the Irish exchequer.

May 23, 2022 · Eight men own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, according to a new report published by Oxfam today to mark the annual meeting of political and business leaders in Davos.

Jan 15, 2025 · Oxfam’s inequality report “Takers not Makers” released today at Davos 2025 reveals the shocking scale of inequality driven by systems that prioritize wealth and power over the well-being of people and planet.

Jan 15, 2024 · The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday Jan. 15, 2024 in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

Jan 20, 2025 · Billionaire wealth surged by $2 trillion in 2024—equivalent to $5.7 billion per day—as global inequality reached unprecedented levels, Oxfam International reported Monday.

Jan 20, 2025 · Oxfam’s inequality report “Takers not Makers” released today at Davos 2025 reveals the shocking scale of inequality driven by systems that prioritize wealth and power over the well-being of people and planet.

Jan 22, 2025 · But he notes that in reality, Davos was born in the 1990s at the peak of globalization – a time when the Oxfam report had more influence on discussions and solutions to creating a more equitable ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Anjela Taneja and Harry Bignell introduce Oxfam’s 2025 Davos report, which reveals the scale of unearned wealth — and how those riches are built on a colonial legacy of exploitative global systems.

Jan 23, 2025 · According to Oxfam’s 2025 Davos report, $30 million flowed from Africa to the pockets of the richest 1% in rich nations every hour in 2024. Sectors such as agriculture and mining- which are the backbone of Africa’s economy realise very little gains in value terms owing to unchecked power and control of multinational corporations .

Jan 15, 2024 · As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.