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wealth tax  

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  • A WEALTH TAX IS a tax that is based on all assets and income owned by individuals. It is a progressive tax in that the more that individuals own, the more they contribute to the government to provide essential and nonessential services. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Wealth Tax]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LH968SJF-M

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