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Gerard Depardieu has paid 145 million euros in tax as well as employing large numbers of people - French correction

Gerard Depardieu has paid 145 million euros in tax as well as employing large numbers of people Photo: AFP/GETTY

 

 

Actor Gerard Depardieu, accused by the French government of trying to dodge taxes, has set up an investment company in neighbouring Belgium where taxes on wealth are far lower than in his homeland.

 

Official documents filed on March 8 show that the star of the filmsCyrano de Bergerac and Asterix had set up a company that will invest in other companies.

Holding 2712, a reference to his birthday on December 27, is based in the Belgian border town of Estaimpuis, just over a kilometre from Nechin, the village where he recently bought a house.

Nechin, a short drive from the French border, is home to some 2,800 French people including the Mulliez family, owners of the French hypermarket chain Auchan and Decathlon sports stores.

Mr Depardieu has had a public row with the French government over tax, accusing it of penalising success.

Belgian residents do not pay wealth tax, which in France is now levied on individuals with assets exceeding €1.3bn (£1.1bn), nor do they pay capital gains tax on the sale of shares.

 

 

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