Explosive report claims France is targeting Jews for tax evasion, but there’s a catch
NOVANEWS
The French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, along the Seine river, in the Bercy neighbourhood of Paris. © KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP
An explosive report by the Israeli financial daily newspaper Globes claims that France has established a secret department to target French Jews believed to be avoiding tax. The claims, however, quickly crumble under scrutiny.
The exclusive report, published December 28, alleges that authorities at Bercy Street, France's Ministry of Finance, established a specialist, Hebrew-speaking "secret department" on the 13th floor to handle tax evasion by French Jews through property deals in Israel. The paper also claims that department is due to hire an additional five members of staff to help tackle the alleged rampant tax evasion.
The report ...