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Press Release | New Report Shows Wealth Tax On 1688 Ultra-Rich Families In India Could Generate Over ₹10 Lakh Crore For Welfare: Calls For Wealth Tax

AT A GLANCE The combined wealth of Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani & family, Savitri Jindal & family, Sunil Mittal ...

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Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpaye...

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and th...

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Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

A panel discussion at the Golden Jubilee Conference of CESP, JNU While inequality has been on the rise globally since th...

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Aro...

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നീതിയുക്തമായ നികുതി

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ വർഷങ്ങളായി അസമത്വം വർധിച്ചുവരികയാണ്. ചില ചരിത്രപരമായ ഘടകങ്ങളുടെയും നിലവിലെ നയങ്ങളുടെയും ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഈ സമ്പ...

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ভারতে বহু বছর ধরে বৈষম্য ক্রমবর্ধমান । নির্দিষ্ট ঐতিহাসিক কারণ ও বর্তমান নীতির ফলে সম্পদের এই কেন্দ্রীভূত হওয়া যদি মোকা...

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भारत में कई वर्षों से असमानता बढ़ती जा रही है। कुछ ऐतिहासिक कारकों और वर्तमान नीतियों के कारण उत्पन्न धन के इस संकेंद्रण...

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Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India

Jayati Ghosh India remains a low-middle-income country, and the bulk of the population ranks low compared to most countr...

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September 16, 2026

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Press Release | New Report Shows Wealth Tax On 1688 Ultra-Rich Families In India Could Generate Over ₹10 Lakh Crore For Welfare: Calls For Wealth Tax

AT A GLANCE The combined wealth of Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani & family, Savitri Jindal & family, Sunil Mittal & family, and Shiv Nadar increased by 400% from 2019 to 2025 Ambani’s wealth increased by 153% from 2019 to 2025 while Adani’s increased by a whopping 625% ‎If only a 2% we...

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September 21, 2026

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March 10, 2025

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Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Income Tax Bill 2025 was a great opportunity to bring real changes to the tax system of the country. The top taxpayers in the country are actors and not the corporate richest and politicians, many of whom are minting money. Donations to political parties and electoral trusts are exempted from ta...

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March 4, 2025

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The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

The latest Indus Valley report in fact shows that India’s consuming class is today just a thin layer of 10% and this section is only deepening, not widening. While people from the bottom 90% are unable to join the top segment, the wealthiest class is growing even wealthier. We already know tha...

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December 19, 2023

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Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

A panel discussion at the Golden Jubilee Conference of CESP, JNU While inequality has been on the rise globally since the 80s, the financial crisis of the late 2000s, the Wall Street movement, and the rage in the streets of Chile gave it a popular expression and also renewed academic attention. The ...

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September 26, 2026

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Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

An article series published in Deccan Herald, curated in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability. Around 21,000 luxury cars were sold in India in the first six months of 2023. This represents a 16% growth over all of 2022 and is 7% more than the peak sales for the same period in 2...

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December 22, 2023

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നീതിയുക്തമായ നികുതി

ഇന്ത്യയിൽ വർഷങ്ങളായി അസമത്വം വർധിച്ചുവരികയാണ്. ചില ചരിത്രപരമായ ഘടകങ്ങളുടെയും നിലവിലെ നയങ്ങളുടെയും ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ഈ സമ്പത്തിന്റെ കേന്ദ്രീകരണം അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്തില്ലെങ്കിൽ പലരുടെയും ജീവിതത്തെ തകർക്കും. ഈ അസമത്വം കുറയ്ക്കുന്നതിന് നീതിയുക്തമായ നികുതി സമ്പ്രദായത്തിന് വലിയ സാധ്യതകളുണ്ട്. സമ്പത്തിന്റെ അസമത്വ...

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December 22, 2023

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ন্যায্য কর ব্যবস্থা

ভারতে বহু বছর ধরে বৈষম্য ক্রমবর্ধমান । নির্দিষ্ট ঐতিহাসিক কারণ ও বর্তমান নীতির ফলে সম্পদের এই কেন্দ্রীভূত হওয়া যদি মোকাবেলা না করা হয়, তাহলে তা অনেকের জীবন ছিন্নভিন্ন করতে থাকবে । একটি ন্যায়সঙ্গত কর ব্যবস্থার মধ্যে এই বৈষম্য কমানোর বিশাল সম্ভাবনা রয়েছে । এই পুস্তিকা আপনাকে সম্পদের বৈষম্য সম্পর্ক...

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December 22, 2023

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न्यायोचित कराधान

भारत में कई वर्षों से असमानता बढ़ती जा रही है। कुछ ऐतिहासिक कारकों और वर्तमान नीतियों के कारण उत्पन्न धन के इस संकेंद्रण पर अगर ध्यान नहीं दिया गया तो यह कई लोगों के जीवन को तबाह करता रहेगा।. एक न्यायपूर्ण कर प्रणाली इस असमानता को कम कर सकती है।यह विवरणिका आपको धन असमानता से जुड़े मुद्दों और भारतीय ...

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July 7, 2023

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Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India

Jayati Ghosh India remains a low-middle-income country, and the bulk of the population ranks low compared to most countries in most indicators of conditions of life. Yet the country ranks third in the number of dollar billionaires, just behind the United States and China, which have significantly hi...

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Press Release | New Report Shows Wealth Tax On 1688 Ultra-Rich Families In India Could Generate Over ₹10 Lakh Crore For Welfare: Calls For Wealth Tax

INEQUALITY ALERT

Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

നീതിയുക്തമായ നികുതി

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न्यायोचित कराधान

Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India

Press Release | New Report Shows Wealth Tax On 1688 Ultra-Rich Families In India Could Generate Over ₹10 Lakh Crore For Welfare: Calls For Wealth Tax

INEQUALITY ALERT

Income Tax Bill – Opportunities Ignored – Weapons Sharpened

The Widening Gap Between the Ultra-Rich and the Struggling Majority | Finance Matters, 28 February 2025 | Editorial

Mind the gap: It is time to close the gap in measuring inequality

Tipping the Scales: Why We Need to Tax the Ultra-Rich Tipping the Scales

നീതിയുക്തമായ നികുതി

ন্যায্য কর ব্যবস্থা

न्यायोचित कराधान

Wealth tax: Keep it simple, tax the 177 dollar billionaires in India