'Tax us': Billionaires and millionaires call on world leaders to introduce wealth taxes

The rich signatories from 17 countries include Disney heir Abigail Disney; Brian Cox (pictured) who played fictional billionaire Logan Roy in Succession; actor and screenwriter Simon Pegg; and Valerie Rockefeller, an heir to the US dynasty. Picture: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

More than 250 billionaires and millionaires are demanding that the political elite meeting for the World Economic Forum in Davos introduce wealth taxes to help pay for better public services around the world.

“Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society,” the wealthy people said in an open letter to world leaders.