Tsipras’ “Patriotic Contribution”: The 1% Wealth Tax and the Real Problem of Taxing the Rich
Alexis Tsipras is seeking to put redistribution back at the center of the political debate with a levy on the net wealth of Greece’s richest 1%. But the critical question is not simply the tax rate: it is what counts as wealth, how it will be valued, and how authorities will identify it when large fortunes are held through shares, private companies and cross-border structures.