evidence: Ireland´s richest two Irish billionaires have more wealth than the bottom half of the population. - The richest 1% hold 35.4% of Irish financial wealth. [...] We’re witnessing the beginnings of a decade of division, with billions of people shouldering the economic shockwaves of pandemic, inflation and war, while billionaires’ fortunes boom. This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring corporations deliver more wealth to them at the expense of everyone else— Oxfam International interim Executive Director Amitabh Behar "It´s time for states to reassert themselves, including the Irish state", said Bríd McGrath, Director of Public Affairs at Oxfam Ireland. "We are calling on the Irish government to properly tax wealth and close the loopholes for tax avoidance. Oxfam estimates that a progressive tax on wealth could yield up to €9 billion annually."