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French private wealth has increased $2,300 billion since 2020 according to that page.

In the last 5 years French public debt has grown $750b [1]

Had that growth in wealth been taxed at the rate income was taxed (45%), that would have seen France's debt decrease - even with the covid mess.

[1] https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/france/national-govern...