Activists with inflatable jet outside EU Parliament demand higher taxes for super-rich
Charities Avaaz, WeMove and Oxfam were joined by several young activists to highlight wealth inequality outside the European Parliament in Brussels. Protesters used an inflatable jet in order to draw attention to the lavish lifestyles of the super-rich. According to a report from Oxfam published in April this year, EU governments are losing out on €286.5 billion in revenue annually due to their failure to adequately tax the rich. The amount equals out to roughly €33 million per hour. Julian Desiderio, a policy advisor on tax and inequality at Oxfam Belgium told Euronews, "If we are able to hav...