According to comprehensive foreign media reports from Zhongxin Jingwei, Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France and head of LVMH, was recently ordered by the French authorities to pay 22.5 million euros in additional taxes. According to a recent ruling by the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal, Arnault and his wife were required to pay “additional contributions” of 12.96 million euros to the French authorities in 2010, including taxes, social insurance contributions, surcharges, and late interest. In addition, Arnaud and his wife also had to pay the French wealth solidarity tax between 2012 and 2015, totaling 9.5 million euros. Arnaud's side responded to the media on July 4, saying that they will appeal the court ruling to the French Supreme Administrative Court. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Arnault's net worth is currently around 165 billion US dollars. He is the richest man in France and Europe, and the eighth richest person in the world. Arnaud's spokesperson said LVMH is the company that pays the most taxes in France. The group's overall business also contributes more than 1% of France's GDP. The financial director of LVMH said during the earnings call that the total income tax paid by the company increased to about 5.5 billion euros last year, an increase of more than 300 million euros over 2024.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports from Zhongxin Jingwei, Bernard Arnault, the richest man in France and head of LVMH, was recently ordered by the French authorities to pay 22.5 million euros in additional taxes. According to a recent ruling by the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal, Arnault and his wife were required to pay “additional contributions” of 12.96 million euros to the French authorities in 2010, including taxes, social insurance contributions, surcharges, and late interest. In addition, Arnaud and his wife also had to pay the French wealth solidarity tax between 2012 and 2015, totaling 9.5 million euros. Arnaud's side responded to the media on July 4, saying that they will appeal the court ruling to the French Supreme Administrative Court. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Arnault's net worth is currently around 165 billion US dollars. He is the richest man in France and Europe, and the eighth richest person in the world. Arnaud's spokesperson said LVMH is the company that pays the most taxes in France. The group's overall business also contributes more than 1% of France's GDP. The financial director of LVMH said during the earnings call that the total income tax paid by the company increased to about 5.5 billion euros last year, an increase of more than 300 million euros over 2024.