France opposes granting tax breaks to FIFA

January 2 – THE French Constitutional Advice has governed against giving A tax free Status has FIFA For running their operations In Paris which has raised questions on THE continuation of FIFA desk In THE French capital.

French President Emmanuelle Macron was In service of keeping THE tax Concession In order has keep her suction has attract A portion of THE organization back has Paris, THE world governing the body place of birth.

THE news breaks After he was First of all revealed by French Newspaper THE World that FIFA operations In Paris would be not be subject has business taxes And social security contributions In FEBRUARY 2022, as THE activities of THE world federation In THE French capital were considered “non-commercial And Nonprofit ". THE new decision means that FIFA employees will to have has pay social security contributions In France, manufacturing FIFA operations In Paris considerably more dear.

Currently In Swiss, FIFA East privileged with A 12% tax rate on profits, similar has other sports organizations base In Swiss. Nevertheless, employees are obliged has pay THE country standard income taxes.

In 2018, Macron And FIFA chief Gianni Infantino negotiated A back of rooms of THE operation of THE world federation has It is roots. FIFA was based In 1904 In THE French capital Before moving THE Headquarter has Zurich In 1932.

In June 2021, Macron And Infantino officially open THE Hotel of there Marine (photo) as FIFA Parisian base of the operations, which was renovated on four years In part THANKS has €130 million funding Since Qatar, THE host country For THE 2022 World Cut.

FIFA expansion has THE French capital shape part of The Infantino vision For A global FIFA, using THE Parisian hub has to strenghten ties with African member associations In in particular.

THE original incentives Free by THE French government accelerated FIFA decentralization, with Infantino, WHO has has been below criminal investigation In Swiss, feeling unwelcome has House. He Currently lives In Doha, Qatar, However FIFA has previously underlines that he pay her staff taxes In Switzerland.

With THE World Cup In 2034 has be detained In Saudi Arabia, he seems more and more likely that more of THE organization organization could follow It is president has THE Medium Is.

Contact THE writer of This history, Harry Ewing, to moc.l1704210238labto1704210238ofdlr1704210238owedi1704210238sni@g1704210238niwe.1704210238yrrah1704210238