In a turbulent political context where each month, each week, and perhaps even each day, a tax scandal emerges, the Bocquet brothers, Alain and Eric, present their guide to fighting tax fraud.
A small table, wedged between Tefal pans and Maped pens. That’s all that the representatives of the cause have managed to secure. It’s a modest display in a shopping center, a modest display overall, as Eric Bocquet admits: “Since the beginning of our campaign, we have gathered between 5,000 and 6,000 people in our assemblies.”
A problem of exposure, and perhaps a solution
“The annual budget of France is about 370 billion Euros. Tax fraud accounts for 80 billion”. Yet, nothing changes. Or at least, not yet. “My brother, Alain, is currently having a vote on a ‘World Finance COP, global fiscal harmonization and justice’ in the National Assembly.”
The book, which has already sold 11,000 copies, could see renewed interest, particularly from the French who are eager to educate themselves on the scourge. But also from politicians. Although clearly marked as PCF, making tax fraud a rallying point in a climate of suspicion could become a key strategy in the presidential race. Consider yourselves warned…
