Wealth of Britain’s 157 billionaires now equal to 22% of country’s GDP
This ‘ghost GDP’ shows how headline economic growth is increasingly disconnected from reality for most, says report
The wealth of Britain’s 157 billionaires is now equivalent to more than a fifth of the country’s entire GDP, according to analysis by the Equality Trust – a fivefold increase since 1990.
The charity describes the trend, based on data in this year’s Sunday Times rich list, as Britain’s “ghost GDP”: headline economic growth increasingly disconnected from everyday life. Continue reading...
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