Uproar in France over Ibrahimovic's pay
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July 20, 2012, Friday
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ZLATAN Ibrahimovic's record-breaking salary at his new Paris club has sparked a fierce backlash from French politicians denouncing it as "indecent" at a time of financial hardship.
The 30-year-old Swedish striker's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from AC Milan was hailed by fans with hundreds chanting "Ibra! Ibra!" as he was presented to them on Wednesday at a ceremony in front of the Eiffel Tower. He has been hired on a reported annual net salary of about 14 million euros (US$17 million) - the most ever paid to a player in France.
"These numbers are not impressive, they are indecent," Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac told Europe 1 radio yesterday. "They are indecent at a time when everyone in the entire world is making efforts and knows the terrible consequences of a crisis," he said.
Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron attacked the salary as "astronomical and unreasonable" while government spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said the sum "shocked a lot of people".
Vallaud-Belkacem said there was no way Ibrahimovic would "escape" from paying the 75 percent tax rate. Some ministers even rejoiced that his salary would bring so much revenue to state coffers.
"I am delighted that he will be paying taxes in France," said Benoit Hamon, a junior economy minister. "This is a demonstration that this tax was not an argument to prevent great players from coming to play in France."
The 30-year-old Swedish striker's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain from AC Milan was hailed by fans with hundreds chanting "Ibra! Ibra!" as he was presented to them on Wednesday at a ceremony in front of the Eiffel Tower. He has been hired on a reported annual net salary of about 14 million euros (US$17 million) - the most ever paid to a player in France.
"These numbers are not impressive, they are indecent," Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac told Europe 1 radio yesterday. "They are indecent at a time when everyone in the entire world is making efforts and knows the terrible consequences of a crisis," he said.
Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron attacked the salary as "astronomical and unreasonable" while government spokeswoman Najat Vallaud-Belkacem said the sum "shocked a lot of people".
Vallaud-Belkacem said there was no way Ibrahimovic would "escape" from paying the 75 percent tax rate. Some ministers even rejoiced that his salary would bring so much revenue to state coffers.
"I am delighted that he will be paying taxes in France," said Benoit Hamon, a junior economy minister. "This is a demonstration that this tax was not an argument to prevent great players from coming to play in France."
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