If the last lap of monetary tightening appears too brutal and blunt for Western households and economies, a compelling case for targeted tax rises on the richest is emerging.

Global policy bodies have for more than a year pleaded with governments not to let their central banks do all the heavy lifting when reining in decades-high inflation rates...

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