Are 1000’s of very rich French folks utterly evading earnings tax? Yes, in keeping with the previous Minister of Economy and Finance, Eric Lombard. No, in keeping with Amélie de Montchalin, who was underneath his tutelage at Bercy when François Bayrou was prime minister. The present Minister of Public Accounts clearly denied the feedback of the previous minister, Wednesday January 14, within the National Assembly. A notable hiccup. Enough to relaunch the talk on the taxation of huge fortunes, and on the opacity of the administration on this ultra-sensitive space.
Eric Lombard, nonetheless, appeared very positive of himself. In an interview with ReleaseSunday January 11, the ex-boss of Bercy for 9 months was categorical about excessive belongings, and the problem of taxing them. “The public finance department had looked: among the wealthiest people, thousands have a reference tax income of zerohe reports. They pay no income tax! »
This little bomb immediately caused astonishment and indignation on the left. Eric Coquerel, the president (La France insoumise) of the finance committee of the National Assembly, sent a letter to Amélie de Montchalin on Monday to request all the elements that the ministry has on the subject, “whether these are notes, analyzes or figures developed by the services of the general directorate of public finances”.
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