Bercy spends 25 investigators on the case

The Finance Committee will propose measures, Thursday next, fight against tax havens. What is it

Combat tax evasion effectively, to create a tax police, under the authority of the judge. It must also lift banking secrecy and to achieve the automatic exchange of information, toughening penalties on transactions with non-cooperative centres and withdraw the approval of the banks that do not play the game. Banks are constantly summoned to Bercy in the Elysee Palace, this is evidence that self-regulation does not work! Proposals will be made in the Bill of finance 2010.

Eric Woerth has shown you the list of the 3,000 taxpayers holding accounts in Switzerland. What have you learned

This list is real. This is serious! It gives names, account numbers and refers to recent movements of money. These amounts are up to several million euros. Bercy spends 25 investigators on the case. All those who have questions about the fact of whether or not they are in good standing would be advised to move closer to the tax administration...

This is not the position of the PS, which denounced a disguised amnesty...

Our position is consistent: no measure of clemency, neither tax nor criminal, cannot be justified against taxpayers who continue to refuse to report to the tax authorities. Taxpayers, once they have not shown good faith and are not reported to the French tax authorities should not have the benefit of the procedure established on an interim basis by Bercy. The interest of the control that I exercise with the general rapporteur is also to avoid any amnesty.

Other reforms seem they needed to learn the lessons of the financial crisis

Banks, which rekindled with the profits, increased the temptation to start their errors to revive the credit. I propose the establishment of a specific tax on financial activities: the State is the ultimate insurer, it is therefore legitimate that he takes a risk with these institutions premium.

The Government and the majority waive impose an overall reduction of the tax niches. What do you propose

The debate on tax niches can not be postponed. It would be irresponsible and shocking to the point of view of public finance and fiscal justice. Above a certain amount, taxation is more progressive and even regressive.

The Parliament adopted last year a ceiling of niches to 25,000 euros, plus 10 of taxable income. This ceiling is clearly too high. I propose to establish a minimum income tax, as it exists in the United States. I will return also, of course, on the principle and modalities of the tax shield.

Manuel Valls ruled, Sunday, for the suppressionde Lai to conditionqu' accompanied the late tax shield and the recovery of tax on income of the richest...

Cannot replace a taxation on heritage by a tax on the income of the work, as some wish to right. Reform the ISF seems to me legitimate, because it is a tax which could better work and began to be eroded by "niches". but it must retain a heritage tax! Otherwise, it promotes an annuitants economy... Must be reform in depth our taxation, less readable, more and more unfair. The public deficit will reach 8 of GDP this year, with a near debt of 80 of the GDP, and 2010 will be no better. This explosion of debt is extremely dangerous. The Government may not simply be spectator and continually add costly and inefficient, tax expenditures such as the reduction in VAT in the restaurant.

Do you favour the establishment of a carbon tax

The Socialists want to create a universal climate-energy contribution to "green" our constant levy taxation. Therefore, compensation for not amputate the purchasing power of the more modest. But a green check for all or a decline of the CSG would have no meaning! Must be a redistributive and social dimension to the compensation. It could also pass through an increase in housing allowances or cheque transport. For businesses, which will benefit from greater relief with the reform of the tax, the question of compensation does not arise.

Price refereed (14 euros per tonne of CO) is sufficient

No, not to change behaviour. Unanimous experts recommend 32 euros. It is a fair price, subject to compensation and a social redistribution. This is the price that will have to also pay all business, quota or contribution.

You have contributed the development of own business tax.Are you willing to voterla measure to Parliament

Many questions remain unanswered, including the essential funding. I am pleased that the Government finally chose the architecture proposed by the commission of finance. But there are still questions. Rather than focus the reform on industries subject to international competition, the Government chooses to help all businesses: is the dusting not funded and the effect of boon.

Another question: the Government would collect the contribution on the value added to the national level, and then distribute the product to the regions and departments only. It is fundamental that the tax is calculated on implantation local to ensure the link between companies and territories, and that the intercommunalités see also.