Brown Fox Posted 30 December 2013 Posted 30 December 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/24/french-football-clubs-strike-super-tax 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. 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, 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. "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 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. Sounds quite extreme! Thoughts?
Guest MattP Posted 31 December 2013 Posted 31 December 2013 Classic socialism, won't end well for them.
Stadt Posted 31 December 2013 Posted 31 December 2013 Well Monaco are going to run away with it every year, Ligule 1 was steadily improving as well and there's been 7 winners in the last 7 seasons so this tax will probably completely destroy the league.
Soar Fox Posted 31 December 2013 Posted 31 December 2013 Did the strike ever go ahead seen as that was published in October.
Dan Posted 31 December 2013 Posted 31 December 2013 Ligue 1 really is bizarre. It under-achieves so much as a league it's almost a shame. There's no reason it shouldn't be up there with the PL, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga etc... but it's quite a way off all of those.
Guest Posted 2 January 2014 Posted 2 January 2014 Ligue 1 really is bizarre. It under-achieves so much as a league it's almost a shame. There's no reason it shouldn't be up there with the PL, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga etc... but it's quite a way off all of those. There are 5 or 6 decent reams in France and that's it. Most ligue 1 would struggle in the championship. You're over-estimating the league. The tax is to be paid by the clubs not the players - I like it. Teams like PSG are spending ridiculous amounts of money which has turned the league into the Scottish Prem in the days of Rangers/Celtic/1 other. The tax is just for a couple of years so the rich can wear it as a badge or run off to other countries after milking the French education and health system all their lives. They'll be back when they have their next health scare. Let the rich pay for a change.
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