Overview

• Bernard Arnault used a September 20 op‑ed to brand Gabriel Zucman an extreme‑left activist and to argue the proposed levy would cripple France’s economy.
• The plan would impose a 2% annual charge on fortunes above €100 million, a scope proponents say covers about 1,800 households.
• The proposal cleared the National Assembly earlier this year but was rejected by the Senate, leaving it stalled for now.
• RN deputy Jean‑Philippe Tanguy called the idea “intellectually very weak,” claiming it would target only a handful of ultra‑rich individuals who would likely leave France.
• Nicolas Dufourcq of Bpifrance has also denounced the measure, describing it as driven by jealousy and labeling it “communist.”