'Famous actors' do not pay taxes in Spain, says Montoro

SPAIN / Madrid Cristóbal Montoro, Minister for Taxes (Hacienda), said recently at a session in the Senate that 'some famous actors' do not pay taxes in Spain. He mentioned no names, and none could be elicited from him at interviews afterwards. His statement comes after numerous prize winners at Spain's equivalent of the Oscars, the Goya Awards, made their opinions about the Rajoy government and the number of corruption cases now appearing, known to the audience. Montoro said, "We do not have our Depardieu (a reference to the French star who moved to Belgium to avoid taxes) - we haven't needed to." He defended the government's efforts in its fight against tax evasion, which, he added, "has benefited the whole society" and which in 2012 amounted to €11,500 million, 10% more than the previous year.

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Minister Cristóbal Montoro
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MADRID The Government announced recently that it is preparing a list of the worst tax evaders and debtors. The Minister for the Treasury and Public Administrations, Cristóbal Montoro, announced the draft of a measure at a plenary session of the Senate before the holidays. It is a matter of adapting present regulations and thus enabling them to publish a list of major tax evaders and those owing large amounts to the system. This, he said, was carried out in other EU countries such as the UK and Ireland. (A more detailed article on this subject will soon be available on SpainInformer.com)