The government has made it possible for those who hold assets in tax havens to regularize their situation vis-à-vis the tax authorities at lower cost. But few volunteers have reported ...
Budget Minister Eric Woerth, had himself admitted in October, "because public opinion is very troubled" that he had initiated a meeting of Ministers of the OECD tax havens. For the same reasons, the G20, April 3 in London, pretends to address these offshore markets, where fortunes and companies put their money to avoid taxes in their country.
New gesture, Eric Woerth, presenting the new tax returns, has appealed to those with money in tax havens so that they regularize their situation. "It's not an amnesty," he said.
Yes, but the government has promised all his kindness to fraudsters: will be set up a special administrative unit with which they can, anonymously, get information before deciding if they regularize their situation. To do this, they just pay the taxes they should - but three years ago just for the income tax, wealth tax for six years - of interest (0.40% months) and Eric Woerth penalties which assured them that they will be built.
Despite these facilities, the volunteers were not rushed.
250 people would be informed, and thirty cases were under review ...
Obviously, many more people have decided not to regularize their situation. It is true that threats to the Minister are hardly frightening. They "would in complicated situations," he said, in case of control in the coming years. In other words, they can feel calm because it's not tomorrow that bank secrecy may be lifted.
The total amount sheltered by fiscauxs'élèverait paradise, according to various estimates, between 7.3 trillion and $ 11.5 trillion euros. The G-20, April 3, prepared lists of the host of tax havens. It is correct to Belgium, Switzerland or Luxembourg, appearing on a "gray" list, denounced the fact that the Channel Islands (Great Britain), the U.S. Virgin Islands (USA) Cyprus, Malta, Jersey and Gibraltar have been included, they, on "white" list. As for Hong Kong or Macao, they are not on any list.
According to Economic Alternatives, CAC40 companies have 1500 branches in tax havens, including 361 for the three bank BNP-Paribas, Credit Agricole and Societe Generale. But Woerth, asked about this, said: "I will not be bashing bosses, what interests me is fraud as a whole. "This" package "represents 30 to 40 billion.
But rather point the finger WOERTH fraud on the RMI that address the CAC 40. He also preferred, when he talks budget
deficit and debt, to address the 'public expenditure'. "A priority, he said, is to continue to reduce
size of the civil service, even during periods of unemployment. "
With the elimination of 35,000 jobs scheduled in the civil service, which will save the state 956 million euros ...!
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