Billionaires are hoarding obscene wealth while ordinary people struggle to survive. This year's G20 summit in South Africa is our chance to change that, and push for a global billionaire tax that finally makes the ultra-rich pay their fair share. With enough public pressure, G20 leaders can be pushed to back it.
Follow the steps below - this is our moment to push the G20 to tax the rich.
STEP 1: Flood G20 Leaders' social media channels.
G20 finance ministers — and the summit host — have the power to put a billionaire tax on the agenda. Let’s make sure they feel the pressure!
Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President (host of G20) - Comment on his LinkedIn posts and Tweet at him
Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance, South Africa– Tweet at him
Fernando Haddad, Minister of Finance, Brazil – Tweet at him
Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance, India–Comment on her LinkedIn posts and Tweet at her
Roland Lescure, Minister of Finance, France - Comment on his LinkedIn posts and Tweet at him
Lars Klingbei, Minister of Finance, Germany –Comment on his LinkedIn posts and Tweet at him
STEP 2: Email G20 Finance Ministers and the G20 Host
Send an email straight to G20 Host President Ramaphosa and Finance ministers’ inboxes. We’ve prepared templates you can customize in seconds: click here
Step 3: Comment and tag G20 leaders on Ekō’s "Billionaire Tax Brew” post
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Click the Instagram link below to tag G20 leaders in the comments, and reshare it across your networks. The more noise we make, the harder we are to ignore.
Suggested Messaging: The more personal your message, the better!
G20 leaders: Taxing billionaires is common sense. Back a billionaire tax and make the ultra rich pay their fair share.
Finance Ministers: a 2% tax on 3,000 billionaires could raise $250B a year. #TaxTheSuperRich at #G20SouthAfrica
President Ramaphosa: Inequality is the theme of your G20 presidency, #BeOurChampion and #TaxTheSuperRich.
A billionaire tax will fund climate action and public services. Back a global billionaire tax at the G20!
Don’t waste this moment: Next year’s G20 will be hosted by Trump. Act now while we still have a chance. Tax the rich!
G20 leaders: no more excuses. Make the ultra-rich pay their fair share. #TaxTheSuperRich.