Sri Lanka · Campaign group
Human Rights Watch backs a wealth tax
Report "Tax Giveaways, Struggling Schools" (October 2025). Explicit support · 2 sourced statements in support of a wealth tax.
What they said
“Implement reforms to make the tax system more progressive, including by increasing revenues from direct personal taxes, such as property, inheritance, or wealth tax”
Report cites a Tax Justice Network estimate: 1.7% to 3.5% on the richest 0.5%, about $450 million a year
“The government should also adopt other progressive tax measures, such as a wealth tax.”