Tax rates for the World's Super Rich

Shravan Bhat/Forbes India

How much are the wealthy currently shelling out to their governments?                         Graphic: Sameer Pawar

Since the economic downturn, the prosperity of the wealthy is all the starker and governments want them to share the burden. Legendary actor Gerard Depardieu emigrated to Russia when the French President proposed a 75 percent tax on the super rich.  We look at the top income tax rates across 7 countries.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Click here to read more The Jaipur Foot's Standing Dilemma   Project Frog: San Francisco's Fab Prefab Startup  

 

Raghuram Rajan points the way; would Chidambaram follow?