France's richest man attacks 'far-left', 'pseudo-academic' behind billionaire tax plan
• Sep 21, 2025, 1:47 PM
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Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods group LVMH and France's richest man, has sparked anger on the French political left by branding the economist behind a hotly debated plan to tax billionaires a "far-left activist" and "pseudo-academic" bent on destroying the French economy. Hitting back at Arnault, Gabriel Zucman mocked the "caricatural nature" of his attack.
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