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(Former Prez) Sarkozy's plans 'to dodge new 75% French tax rate by moving to London
Mail Online (UK) ^ | January 22, 2013 | Peter Allen In Paris

Posted on 01/22/2013 11:47:59 PM PST by Lancey Howard

Suddenly a handshake from David Cameron probably seems an awful lot more inviting. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy could become the next wealthy Frenchman to flee to Britain over his country’s looming tax hikes on the rich. Mr Sarkozy – who famously snubbed the Prime Minister’s attempt to shake his hand after Mr Cameron vetoed changes to the EU treaty in 2011 – is reportedly planning to move to London to set up a £800million investment fund. The 57-year-old, who was ousted from office last June, has amassed a fortune from £150,000-an-hour public speaking engagements and is now said to be trying to raise capital from investors. If the move goes ahead, the controversial Frenchman will become the latest to escape a potential top tax rate of 75 per cent in his home country.

He and his former supermodel third wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy would be likely to settle in an affluent district like South Kensington – so becoming the most high profile Gallic celebrity couple in the city.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Germany; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: europeanunion; forwardforfrance; france; germany; hungary; sarkozy; taxandspend; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 01/22/2013 11:48:08 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Cincinna

(( ping ))


2 posted on 01/22/2013 11:49:06 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: All
BTW, the full title is:

Sarkozy's plans 'to dodge new 75% French tax rate by moving to London with wife Carla and setting up £1bn private equity fund'

3 posted on 01/22/2013 11:51:04 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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4 posted on 01/22/2013 11:53:42 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

She looked so much better before having her face worked on.


5 posted on 01/23/2013 12:42:12 AM PST by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Lancey Howard
I guess Nicolas decided not to go over the fiscal cliff with the libs.


6 posted on 01/23/2013 1:16:09 AM PST by clearcarbon
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To: Lancey Howard

How bad is it in a country for a former President to defect?


7 posted on 01/23/2013 4:48:57 AM PST by jmcenanly ("The more corrupt the state, the more laws." Tacitus, Publius Cornelius)
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To: Lancey Howard

An elitist Euro socialist hypocrite who waxes on and on about centrally planned “civil society” and other post-modern Marxist niceities and then grabs the gold and makes a run for the border when his turn to pay up comes.


8 posted on 01/23/2013 4:54:53 AM PST by PaleoBob
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To: clearcarbon

I guess retreat might just be a sound strategy in this case. So does this prove the stereotype, or does it just make him look smarter?


9 posted on 01/23/2013 5:13:11 AM PST by Antihero101607
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How bad is it in a country for a former President to defect?
= = = = = = = = = = =
UH, Clinton(s) Ark to NY.....

And the pols that live in suburban DC and go back ‘home’ for campaigning etc....


10 posted on 01/23/2013 5:13:51 AM PST by xrmusn (6/98 "It is virtually impossible to clean the pond as long as the pigs are still crapping in it")
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To: Antihero101607

England isn’t exactly a tax haven so for Sarkozy to be fleeing their for refuge demonstrates just how bad things are in France. What ever happened to Europe’s favourite tax haven, Monaco?


11 posted on 01/23/2013 5:15:42 AM PST by littleharbour
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Well at least she(Carla)once had some good friends there; if you know what I mean! (hehehehe...)


12 posted on 01/23/2013 6:40:53 AM PST by dsutah
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Well at least she(Carla)once had some good friends there; if you know what I mean! (hehehehe...)


13 posted on 01/23/2013 6:41:13 AM PST by dsutah
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To: dsutah

Oops, sorry for the double-post, folks!


14 posted on 01/23/2013 6:45:43 AM PST by dsutah
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How bad is it in a country for a former President to defect?

Well, that depends. I'd love to see Carter, Clinton, etc., defect, and officially walk the walk of their treasonous talk and actions.

15 posted on 01/23/2013 7:31:06 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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England isn’t exactly a tax haven...

I'm going back about a decade or so, but the UK did have tax laws favorable to foreigners. A number of high earners in France took advantage of it.

If I were a high earning Brit, I would have been upset that the lack of equal protection...

16 posted on 01/23/2013 7:43:55 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: clearcarbon

Is there a less graceful woman in the public eye than our FLOTUS?


17 posted on 01/23/2013 7:51:28 AM PST by EDINVA
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To: Lancey Howard

Maybe Sarkozy could meet up with Berlusconi and Cameron at a fashionable estate and have bunga-bunga parties.


18 posted on 01/23/2013 8:30:45 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: Lancey Howard

Enh. Climate too frigid. I’d go to Italy if I were him.


19 posted on 01/23/2013 4:59:16 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Lancey Howard

The rats are now leaving the ships they built.


20 posted on 01/23/2013 8:17:59 PM PST by Wisconsinlady (The 2nd amendment is NOT about hunting-but protection from a tyrannical govt)
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