There is a legal difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance. The former is illegal, the second is... legally kind of within the letters of the law.
Alonso and his fellow millionaires are of course 'avoiding' taxes by 'living' in countries like Switzerland (while still pandering to the nationalistic impulse of sports fans), but to claim he has acted illegally is going to require some proof.
There is a legal difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance. The former is illegal, the second is... legally kind of within the letters of the law.
Alonso and his fellow millionaires are of course 'avoiding' taxes by 'living' in countries like Switzerland (while still pandering to the nationalistic impulse of sports fans), but to claim he has acted illegally is going to require some proof.
Were avoiding, since he is now living in his homeland in contrast to 90% of the paddock
Edited by FullWets, 09 February 2015 - 20:07.