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Finance Committee Demands DGFiP Files on Claim That Thousands of the Wealthiest Pay No Income Tax

DGFiP invokes tax secrecy, leaving the underlying data undisclosed.

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L’ancien ministre français de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, Éric Lombard, lors de la session parlementaire extraordinaire précédant le vote de confiance sur le budget d’austérité du gouvernement, à l’Assemblée nationale, le 8 septembre 2025.
La ministre des Comptes publics, Amélie de Montchalin, à l'Assemblée nationale le 13 janvier 2026.

Overview

  • Former economy minister Éric Lombard said a DGFiP analysis found that among France’s wealthiest, thousands have a revenue fiscal de référence of zero and pay no income tax.
  • Éric Coquerel, who chairs the National Assembly’s Finance Committee, formally requested from Public Accounts Minister Amélie de Montchalin all DGFiP notes, analyses, and calculations supporting the claim under Article 57 of the budget law.
  • The tax administration said it does not comment on politicians’ statements and is bound by fiscal secrecy, and the Finance Ministry provided no further public response.
  • Communist MP Elsa Faucillon signaled plans to question the government during Wednesday’s session, and MP François Ruffin filed a written question to Finance Minister Roland Lescure.
  • Lombard attributed the situation in part to legal remuneration through holdings that bypass salary-based social contributions, a practice criticized by economist Gabriel Zucman as evidence of failures in taxing top incomes.