IR: MAINTENANCE OF 20% FOR THE LOWEST INCOMES

&amp;NewLine;<div class&equals;"wp-block-cover has-background-dim has-left-content is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow" style&equals;"background-image&colon;url&lpar;https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;12&sol;impot&period;jpg&rpar;"><p class&equals;"wp-block-cover-text">EXPATRIATE TAXES KEEPED AT 20 PERCENT FOR LOWEST INCOMES<br><&sol;p><&sol;div>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h3 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>The French National Assembly adopted&amp;comma; Friday December 14&amp;period; An amendment to limit the impact of the income tax increase for French nationals living outside France&amp;period; For the opposition&amp;comma;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;the new tax system nevertheless remains unfavorable to French nationals living abroad&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>New twist in the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;bercy-revoit-la-fiscalite-des-francais-de-letranger&sol;"> Finance Bill 2019<&sol;a>&amp;period; LREM deputies from the French abroad have proposed and passed a cap on the increase in Income Tax&amp;period; L<strong>ncome from French sources of less than €27,700 will continue to be subject to the 20&amp;percnt withholding tax;<&sol;strong>&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>Last October&amp;comma; the Government announced ".<em>A series of measures to overhaul the taxation of French nationals living abroad<&sol;em>&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;"&amp;period; &amp;nbsp&amp;semi;Aiming to&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;"&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<em>simplify and make fairer the tax for expatriates<&sol;em>The National Assembly had therefore adopted, on the government's proposal, a non-dischargeable withholding tax calculated by applying the default rate grid used for the withholding tax on residents' income, thereby raising the minimum tax rate applicable to the French-source income of French nationals living abroad from 20 to 30 per cent;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>At the same time, the CSG-CRDS was abolished only for non-residents of the European Union;<strong>A "&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;double penalty&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;" for our compatriots living outside Europe, who not only had to continue paying the 17&amp;percnt; CSG on their property income&amp;period; but also saw their income tax increase by 50&amp;percnt; without any compensation.<&sol;strong>&amp;period;&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator"&sol;>&amp;NewLine;