Patrick and Isabelle Balkany had to pay their debts to the French state for several months. Last January, they were sentenced to four and a half years and three and a half years respectively for laundering tax evasion. Each was also fined 100,000 euros and will be ineligible for 10 years.
On Thursday, March 23, the former mayor and first deputy of Levallois-Perret gave an interview to the magazine. paris match. In this interview, they openly discuss their finances. Patrick Balkany’s retirement, as the couple said they were “devastated and in debt”taxed up to 25.5% on the base“Two of them claim to receive a monthly pension of 12,000 euros.”Amount to be deducted of €2,000 to be reimbursed each month to tax authorities for conviction for aggravated money laundering and tax evasion“, specify, colleagues. The amount they will have to pay back to the tax authorities will be around 12 million euros.”I’m having a hard time finding the exact amount. They add interest every time… I don’t argue, we pay it back. Not embezzled, inherited from our family.‘, explains Patrick Balkany.
Beyond the financial difficulties, what seems most difficult for the Balkans is that they have seen their careers in politics, and especially in Levallois-Perret. “We only have a chance to die. What do you have when your work is blocked and you have to leave your city, where you have taken care of perhaps better than your own children for forty years? Our lives were our orders. You can’t rebuild a career at my age. We still have time to get angry and wait for the end“starts the former mayor.
Aurelien Gaucher
Source: Programme Television
Joseph Fearn is an entertainment and television aficionado who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for what’s hot in the world of TV, Joseph keeps his readers informed about the latest trends and must-see shows.
