Reuters: Oddly Enough: Putin gives tax exile Depardieu Russian citizenship

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Putin gives tax exile Depardieu Russian citizenship Jan 3rd 2013, 11:34 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News French court rejects 75 percent millionaires' tax Sat, Dec 29 2012 Putin signs ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian children Fri, Dec 28 2012 Russian parliament approves ban on American adoptions Wed, Dec 26 2012 India and Russia seal defense deals, hail partnership Mon, Dec 24 2012 Russian lawmakers back adoption ban in dispute with U.S. Fri, Dec 21 2012 Analysis & Opinion The world’s most powerful people Essential reading: Cliff bill means some pay more taxes, and more Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Oddly Enough » Film » People » French actor Gerard Depardieu enters his home in Paris December 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Benoit Tessier MOSCOW | Thu Jan 3, 2013 6:30am EST MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has granted citizenship to Gerard Depardieu, the French movie star who quit his homeland to avoid a tax hike on the rich, the Kremlin said on Thursday. The "Cyrano de Bergerac" star moved across the border to Belgium last year to avoid the tax increase planned by Socialist President Francois Hollande and Putin said he would be welcome to Russia. "If Gerard really wants to have either a residency permit in Russia or a Russian passport, we will assume that this matter is settled and settled positively," Putin told a news conference last month. The Kremlin's website said on Thursday that Putin had signed a decree granting Depardieu citizenship. The wording of the statement suggested the 63-year-old actor had applied for it. An assistant to Depardieu declined to comment. France's Constitutional Council last month blocked the planned 75 percent tax rate on income over 1 million euros ($1.32 million) - but Hollande plans to propose differently worded legislation which will "still ask more of those who have the most". (Reporting By Megan Davies; Additional reporting by Catherine Bremer in Paris; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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