Washington Post: Belgian company boss Louis Vuitton accumulated 4 billion euros in 2008

Investment company and billionaire owns Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), Bernard Arnault has accumulated assets of 400 million euros (about 5.2 billion U.S. dollars) in Belgium. Arnault I recently applied for a Belgian nationality will President François Hollande declared the introduction of a 75% luxury tax. After that, the French and Belgian suspected of the richest people in France, in order to avoid paying tax rich. "

 
Time of 12 investment companies, private equity fund, headquartered in Brussels, According to the Belgian central bank, since 2008, three increased their assets from $ 130 million and one billion euros. The LVMH spokesman Labess Oliver said all companies, investors - French fashion house Louis Vuitton, annual revenues of $ 2.6 billion U.S. dollars

In recent years, the Louis Vuitton Paris-based company moved to the financial center in Brussels, to take advantage of more favorable tax policies. Transfer of assets and personal income tax difficulties Arnold, podchernkul representatives did not do.