Economy
Should the Old Wealth Tax Be Reinstated?
A columnist argues that the current Box 3 wealth tax system has become problematic following legal challenges to fictitious returns, contrasting it with the pre-2001 regime where a 0.7% tax applied to most assets above a threshold. The article notes that while the old system taxed capital gains heavily under progressive income tax, the new system offered significant advantages to millionaires, leading to increased inequality. The author suggests that rather than reinstating the old tax, the government is attempting to repair the current flawed framework.
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