World-renowned economist Gabriel Zucman says Sweden's billionaires enjoy unreasonable privileges and pay far lower taxes than the upper middle class. In an interview with DN in Paris, he calls for a new wealth tax.
In Paris, world-renowned economist Gabriel Zucman spoke to Dagens Nyheter about the tax situation of Swedish billionaires. Zucman states that Sweden's billionaires have unreasonable privileges. “Billionaires pay only one third as much in taxes and fees as the upper middle class,” Zucman tells DN. He advocates for the introduction of a new wealth tax to address this. The interview was published on March 22, 2026.
