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Bernard Arnault, France richest man, applying for Belgian citizenship

From globalpost.com

Bernard Arnault, France's richest man, has applied for Belgian citizenship as President Francois Hollande pushes ahead with plans to impose a 75 percent wealth tax. According to France 24, Arnault — the head of luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton, Moët and Hennessy (LVMH) — lodged an application with parliament in Brussels last week. The 63-year-old's move has focused attention on Hollande's decision to impose a 75 percent tax on marginal income over 1 million euros, which he said was aimed at pulling the country out of debt. Although Arnault, whose fortune Forbes magazine put at 32 billion euros, making him the w ... (full story)

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