The new Russian citizen: Gerard Depardieu.

[allnighter]

http://news.sky.com/story/1034017/gerard-depardieu...
Vladimir Putin decided to give the incorrigible urinating French actor a Russian passport.
G.Depardieu opposes the latest rise in taxes in France and has described Russia as a 'great democracy'.
The mind boggles.

[Hooli]

A crap annoying actor does something for publicity as no-one will let him ruin films anymore...

[Happy82]

He seemed a nice enough guy when I met him, was pissed mind you, I always thought of him as a French Boris Johnson

[smegmore]

A propaganda coup for Puttyface, I wonder who will be next, I haven't found the advert yet.

I also wonder where in Russia GD will be living, a top-notch gratis Moscow pad perhaps?

[RDMcG]

How the world has changed...Russia, capitalist tax haven.

[FourWheelDrift]

smegmore said:

I wonder who will be next

Bridgit Bardot. She had threatened to leave France and join him in Russia if the authorities in France put to sleep two Elephants that have tuberculosis and are considered a threat to humans and other animals. The French government were heard to have said "I thought she died years ago".

[qureshia]

Russia 13% flat rate tax

[Randy Winkman]

qureshia said:

Russia 13% flat rate tax

But more importantly, utterly corrupt and therefore a great place to be if you are on good terms with the President.

[Marf]

smegmore said:

I wonder who will be next

Jean Michelle Jarre

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-new...

But apparently it's nothing to do with tax

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/02/jean-m...

[Motorrad]

75% tax- fk you.

Reminds me of the exodus in the 60/70's from the UK over to France amongst other places........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqK97av7I3s

Declare the pennies on your eyes.


Don't blame the bloke, vexatious taxation without justification....S.

[Starfighter]

Does he now need to apply for a visa to get back to France?

[SPS]

Can't blame him really as he does appear to have a nose for it!

[smegmore]

Starfighter said:

Does he now need to apply for a visa to get back to France?

If he's given up his French passport/citizenship then he'll need a visa to come to Europe (Schengen)

[JDRoest]

I think his quote the other week was along the lines of "I've paid 145m Euros in tax, I think I've paid my fair share".

[Art0ir]

Fair play. Although I thought I had read the French had realised it was unconstitutional and it would be reversed?

[Randy Winkman]

Art0ir said:

Fair play. Although I thought I had read the French had realised it was unconstitutional and it would be reversed?

Perhaps it was an elaborate trick to get rid of him.

[JDRoest]

Art0ir said:

Fair play. Although I thought I had read the French had realised it was unconstitutional and it would be reversed?

No, it's a technicality that a household income and single incomes would be treated differently.

[Art0ir]

JDRoest said:

Art0ir said:

Fair play. Although I thought I had read the French had realised it was unconstitutional and it would be reversed?

No, it's a technicality that a household income and single incomes would be treated differently.

I see, cheers for clearing it up.

[FourWheelDrift]

His film career was in the 1970-80s, so he'll be used it living in it again.

Real retro 70's with a little bit of 80s style for only $21m - http://search.knightfrank.com/ru168768

[Le TVR]

Motorrad said:

75% tax- fk you.

Actually that's exactly what the French Constitutional Committee said too. So Hollande is NOT allowed to have his 75% tax incorporated into law

The French constitution does not permit taxation to the point where it become confiscation.

Socialists are now in damage limitation mode trying to think of a new way to screw the rich. Problem is that the 75% tax was a fundamental part of Hollande's campaign.