Support Blast, a new independent media: https://www.blast-info.fr/soutenir It's an explosive topic: tax. The ultra-rich pay considerably less than the middle classes, and some multinationals pay considerably less than small businesses. From the Clearstream affair to the Pandora Papers, including the Panama Papers: scandals have been coming thick and fast for decades, revealing each time that some of the wealthiest are engaging in tax evasion or tax optimization practices. The logic, supported by many political leaders when they have to account for this issue, is simple: in a globalized context, if we tax companies or individuals who have the means to go into exile, they will flee our territory, so there would be no solution without an international agreement. However, this preconceived idea is being revitalized by an economist who has been shaking things up in recent years. Gabriel Zucman's work on tax evasion leads to very different conclusions: tax evasion still exists and we have plenty of solutions to deal with it, including on a national scale, and in the short term. The European Tax Observatory of which he is the director has released a report that offers new information. What does tax evasion represent today, what are its consequences on our societies, what impact have the tax tools put in place in recent years had, how can we concretely combat these privileges of the wealthiest, and finally, what measures could Emmanuel Macron put in place, here, tomorrow, on a French scale to change things? Salomé Saqué gives the floor to Gabriel Zucman to answer all these questions. Journalist: Salomé Saqué Editing: Benjamin Cesari Sound: Baptiste Veilhan Graphics: Morgane Sabouret Program Director: Mathias Enthoven Editor-in-Chief: Soumaya Benaïssa Editorial Director: Denis Robert Website: https://www.blast-info.fr/ Facebook: / blastofficiel Twitter: / blast_france Instagram: / blastofficiel #Economy #GabrielZucman #Taxes