France's richest man Bernard Arnault has slammed a proposed two per cent tax on billionaires. Photo: AP PHOTO

Bernard Arnault, the boss of luxury goods group LVMH and France's richest man, has attacked a proposed two per cent tax on billionaires as an assault on France's economy and denounced the plan's architect as a far-left ideologue.

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The tax, which would target wealth above 100 million euros ($A177 million), has gained political traction in France, where Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces pressure from the Socialist Party to include it in the 2026 budget or face a confidence

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