We Need to Tax Billionaires
May 2027, Basic Books
Originally published in France under the title: “Les milliardaires ne paient pas d’impôt sur le revenu et nous allons y mettre fin” (Le Seuil, October 2025).
Other editions: Germany (Suhrkamp), Italy (Einaudi), Netherlands (Atlas Contact), Denmark (Information), Sweden (Arena Idé), Norway (Res Publica), Spanish-speaking countries (Anagrama), Portugal (Penguin Random House), Greece (Polis), Poland (ArtRage), Czech Republic (Alarm), Serbia (Akademska Knjiga), Turkey (İş Bankası Kültür), Korea (Book 21), Brazil (Zahar).
This book summarizes the international research effort carried out in the 2020s to quantify how much tax billionaires pay. It provides an accessible presentation of the proposal for an unavoidable minimum tax of 2% of wealth for people with net worth above $100 million, first presented at the G20 in 2024 and voted by the French National Assembly in February 2025: