Hypocritical tax policy

The newspaper Le Quotidien criticises hypocritical attitudes toward tax exiles in France: "Many resent the fact that [star cook] Alain Ducasse has become a citizen of Monaco. And once more the debate on tax havens and wealth tax flares up! After Johnny Hallyday, Isabelle Adjani, Marc Levy, Laetitia Casta and Amélie Mauresmo, another famous name has been added to the list of those unworthy citizens who put their wallet before their flag! Perhaps one should remember that Alain Ducasse is a free person, at liberty to decide for himself where he lives. ... He has lived in Monaco for 25 years. That was where he opened his first restaurant. ... In France people like to get upset at the so-called tax paradises. But the super rich still enjoy life in France. According to the latest data, Neuilly and the Côte d'Azur have not yet been abandoned. For a good reason. In 2006, 150 of the 10,000 richest French people paid no taxes at all. There are 486 tax niches which have not escaped the attention of the most accomplished experts."

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