Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
A convicted heroin dealer has been given a tax bill of $108,000 based on his 2008-2011 earnings from drug dealing.
"He is being treated as if he was a small
businessman - it is quite extraordinary," Boudiba said. "How can you tax an activity that is completely illegal?" she said. She said that she was
seeking a review of the demand by France's Constitutional Council.
According to her, the bill was remarkably detailed accounting for and deducting personal and travel expenses.
The bill said: "Your personal consumption has been evaluated at four grammes per day, which can be deducted from your sales."
It goes on to state that since the dealer's main supplier was based in Namur in Belgium, a total of
$2700 a year in travel expenses could be
classified as a deductible expense. (Al-Jazeera)
The dealers' lawyers are challenging the bill on the several grounds including the fact that the state had seized all of the dealers' assets and $54,200 in cash. According to them, it is a double punishment.
"He is being treated as if he was a small
businessman - it is quite extraordinary," Boudiba said. "How can you tax an activity that is completely illegal?" she said. She said that she was
seeking a review of the demand by France's Constitutional Council.
According to her, the bill was remarkably detailed accounting for and deducting personal and travel expenses.
The bill said: "Your personal consumption has been evaluated at four grammes per day, which can be deducted from your sales."
It goes on to state that since the dealer's main supplier was based in Namur in Belgium, a total of
$2700 a year in travel expenses could be
classified as a deductible expense. (Al-Jazeera)
The dealers' lawyers are challenging the bill on the several grounds including the fact that the state had seized all of the dealers' assets and $54,200 in cash. According to them, it is a double punishment.
