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| Putin grants Gérard Depardieu Russian citizenship after tax row | Putin grants Gérard Depardieu Russian citizenship after tax row |
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| Gérard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship. | Gérard Depardieu, the French actor who has been sparring with his native country over taxes, has been granted Russian citizenship. |
| A brief announcement on the Kremlin website said the president, Vladimir Putin, signed the citizenship grant on Thursday. | A brief announcement on the Kremlin website said the president, Vladimir Putin, signed the citizenship grant on Thursday. |
| Depardieu is angered by François Hollande's attempt to raise taxes on the mega-rich to 75%. Russia has a flat income tax of 13%. | Depardieu is angered by François Hollande's attempt to raise taxes on the mega-rich to 75%. Russia has a flat income tax of 13%. |
| A representative for Depardieu declined to say whether he had accepted the offer and refused all comment. | A representative for Depardieu declined to say whether he had accepted the offer and refused all comment. |
| Depardieu has made more than 150 films, among them the 1991 comedy Green Card about a man who enters into a marriage of convenience in order to get US residency. | Depardieu has made more than 150 films, among them the 1991 comedy Green Card about a man who enters into a marriage of convenience in order to get US residency. |
| Depardieu said in an open letter published in mid-December that he would turn over his passport and French social security card. | Depardieu said in an open letter published in mid-December that he would turn over his passport and French social security card. |
| His subsequent decision to move to tax-friendly Belgium was slammed by Hollande's government. | His subsequent decision to move to tax-friendly Belgium was slammed by Hollande's government. |
| "I'm a true European, a citizen of the world," Depardieu wrote in the letter. | "I'm a true European, a citizen of the world," Depardieu wrote in the letter. |
| The tax on millionaires was struck down by France's highest court last month but the government has promised to resubmit the law in a slightly different form soon. | The tax on millionaires was struck down by France's highest court last month but the government has promised to resubmit the law in a slightly different form soon. |
| Depardieu is well known in Russia, where he appears in an ad for Sovietsky Bank's credit card and is prominently featured on the bank's home page. | Depardieu is well known in Russia, where he appears in an ad for Sovietsky Bank's credit card and is prominently featured on the bank's home page. |
| France's civil code says a person must have another nationality in order to give up French citizenship because it is forbidden to be stateless. Thursday's decision by the Kremlin appears to fulfil that requirement. | France's civil code says a person must have another nationality in order to give up French citizenship because it is forbidden to be stateless. Thursday's decision by the Kremlin appears to fulfil that requirement. |
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