{
  "id": 18080754,
  "title": "Explained: California’s billionaire tax, what Prop 40 means?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/explained-californias-billionaire-tax-what-prop-40-means",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T06:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/business/explained-californias-billionaire-tax-what-prop-40-means-1.500735265"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: California is still counting votes on Proposition 40, a one-time 5 per cent tax on billionaires’ wealth. With about 49 per cent votes counted as of 09:45 UAE time on November 4, the odds-were in favour of a ‘no’ which means that the proposition is likely to face a tough fight to go through. What is California's Prop 40? Prop 40 is a ballot initiative put before California voters on Nov 3,…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}