Gerard Depardieu became a citizen of the Russian Federation

previously Depardieu give their French citizenship and social insurance


Gerard Depardieu became the citizen of the Russian Federation. About it it is told in the presidential decree of the Russian Federation of Vladimir Putin, reports an official site of the President of Russia.

"According to point" and "clauses 89 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation to satisfy the application for admission in citizenship of the Russian Federation of Depardieu Zherara Ksavie who were born in 1948 in France", - it is told in the decree.

Let's remind, the question on change of the French citizenship of Gerard Depardieu has arisen against scandal with entering of 75 % of the tax to riches. When Depardieu has declared intention to leave France, the prime minister of France Jean-Mark Ejro named moving of the actor "unworthy". After that the actor declared that intends to refuse the French passport and social insurance.

Vladimir Putin in turn declared that if Depardieu will want to obtain the Russian citizenship it is possible to consider this question solved.

Depardieu has refused French citizenship in spite of the fact that the Constitutional court of France has made the decision to cancel is unprecedented the high tax rate on incomes over 1 million euro.

Increase of taxes for "superrich" was one of the main initiatives of President-socialist François Ollanda. The tax it was planned to enter in 2013 Being salvaged from taxes, hundreds rich Frenchmen have risen in turn on citizenship reception in neighboring countries (in particular, in Belgium).

The government of France intends to increase this year tax revenues on 7,2 млрд euro to execute objects in view on reducing of deficit of the state budget. The president of France François Olland considers that an economic policy priority is the increase in growth rates. Programs should be paid for employment creation by rich citizens, he is assured.