25th February 2022
The French government have accepted that UK nationals can benefit from lower social charges on investment income and property gains, opening the door for claims to be made.
Since January 2021, UK non-residents who earn investment income and capital gains in France have no longer been eligible to the exemption from the social charges CSG and CRDS that applied when the UK was a member of the EU.
This exemption was hard earned by a series of court cases in France and the European Court of Justice, which finally obliged the French government in 2019 introduce a change in the law.