SPD Chairwoman Saskia Esken
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In order to finance a “capable of action” and “solidarity” state, the “super-rich” would have to pay a wealth levy. The parliamentary group leader of the Left would like participation throughout Europe.
Mith a view to the cost of rebuilding Ukraine, SPD leader Saskia Esken has called for a wealth tax. “In order to finance an effective, solidarity-based state that holds society in our country together, supports reconstruction in Ukraine and at the same time does not turn a blind eye to the global hunger crisis, we must finally implement a solidarity-based asset levy on the part of the super-rich,” Esken told the editorial network Germany .
The parliamentary group leader of the left, Dietmar Bartsch, also commented accordingly. “We need Europe-wide participation by the super-rich. It shouldn’t be the case that normal taxpayers, who are already suffering from inflation and energy prices, have to pay the war bills alone.” Bartsch demanded that Russia should be involved in the reconstruction through the use of confiscated assets from Russian oligarchs.
