Question 2502 — taxes and duties

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Mr. Jean-Luc Mélenchon draws the attention of the Minister of Economy and Finance to the amendment to the tax convention between France and Qatar. According to this amendment, Qatar and its entities are exempt in France from real estate capital gains, ISF for 5 years on properties located outside French territory, tax on dividends, tax on royalties and tax on income from debts. These significant exemptions in force for 9 years have had a cost amounting to hundreds of millions of euros for public finances. On August 31, 2017, the President of the Republic considered in an interview with the newspaper Le Point that “Qatar and Saudi Arabia financed groups which in fact contributed to terrorism”. On the occasion of the debate and adoption of the law strengthening internal security and the fight against terrorism, representatives of The Government and in particular the Minister of the Interior have constantly reminded us of the intensity of the threat posed to our country by criminal terrorist organizations claiming to be Islamists. This bill led the Government and the parliamentary majority to integrate into French law measures contrary to republican tradition, in particular by broadening the cases in which measures of deprivation of freedoms fundamental can be pronounced by the administrative authority and without intervention of the judge. While in the name of the fight against terrorism, we return to principles and freedoms, it does not seem appropriate to maintain a tax convention which makes France a tax haven for nationals of a State which harbors with impunity the financiers of terrorist organizations. Therefore, he asks him if the Government intends to continue this advantageous tax policy with Qatar.

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