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French football clubs to strike over government's 75% 'super tax' plan French football clubs to strike over government's 75% 'super tax' plan
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Clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are to go on strike for one weekend in protest at the French government's plans for a new "super tax" on wealth.Clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 are to go on strike for one weekend in protest at the French government's plans for a new "super tax" on wealth.
The nation's Professional Clubs' Union (UCPF) announced on Thursday there would be no matches staged on the weekend of 29 November - 2 December. The nation's Professional Clubs' Union (UCPF) announced on Thursday there would be no matches staged on the weekend of 29 November – 2 December.
Under the proposal, companies, rather than individuals, will be liable to pay the 75% rate for the part of employees' annual salaries that exceed €1m. Paris St Germain, who are owned by Qatar, will be the hardest hit, while Monaco, backed by a Russian billionaire, will be exempt as they do not fall under French tax laws. Under the proposal, companies, rather than individuals, will be liable to pay the 75% rate for the part of employees' annual salaries that exceed €1m. Paris St-Germain, who are owned by Qatar, will be the hardest hit, while Monaco, backed by a Russian billionaire, will be exempt as they do not fall under French tax laws.
The clubs had initially hoped they would be exempt, but the sports minister Valerie Fourneyron confirmed last month that that would not be the case. The clubs had initially hoped they would be exempt, but the sports minister, Valérie Fourneyron, confirmed last month that that would not be the case.
A statement on the official LFP website said: "This day 'football in danger, all together!' is unprecedented in the history of French football, as a first initiative from football to protest against the introduction of exceptional tax on high salaries paid by employees under the draft budget law for 2014.A statement on the official LFP website said: "This day 'football in danger, all together!' is unprecedented in the history of French football, as a first initiative from football to protest against the introduction of exceptional tax on high salaries paid by employees under the draft budget law for 2014.
"This tax is unfair and discriminatory. The economic crisis has not spared the clubs who have had their ticket sales and television rights decrease for three consecutive years.""This tax is unfair and discriminatory. The economic crisis has not spared the clubs who have had their ticket sales and television rights decrease for three consecutive years."
Jean-Pierre Louvel, the UCPF president, told a news conference he would meet with the French President Francois Hollande to discuss the situation: "The survival of French football is at stake. We will ask him once again to drop this tax." Jean-Pierre Louvel, the UCPF president, told a news conference he would meet with the French president François Hollande to discuss the situation: "The survival of French football is at stake. We will ask him once again to drop this tax."
"I agree with the determination of the French clubs," said the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez, in remarks reported by L'Equipe."I agree with the determination of the French clubs," said the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez, in remarks reported by L'Equipe.
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