Europe’s debate over taxing unrealised capital gains may look like a routine policy discussion, but it could signal a deeper structural shift in how governments respond to rising fiscal pressure. With ageing populations, higher debt levels, and slower long-term growth, European states are increasingly searching for new sources of revenue beyond traditional income and consumption taxes.
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How can you tax unrealised capital gains? What happens to AI if those capital gains that have not yet been realised get taxed?…I am no fan of AI but I use it as one example of madness,there will be plenty of others….it is definitely penny wise pound extremely foolish and what about the pension funds that allegedly have to increase their risk to get the kind of return they need to pay out,then of course we go into things like the insurance business…this is crazy