Jorge Lorenzo: Spanish Tax Authorities started a witch hunt against me MotoGP
, I want to write you a few lines to give you my vision of what has happened.
‘As you all know, many years ago I decided to move to Lugano, a small but modern Swiss city barely an hour from Milan. I moved there, like many other athletes, because I needed the tranquillity that the town offered me when I wasn't traveling halfway around the world and because of the possibility of training at the Yamaha team facilities .
‘In June 2017, the Spanish Tax Authorities opened a tax audit challenging my status as a Swiss tax resident. The assessment ended up covering 2013 to 2016. Despite the fact that the Swiss authorities insisted that my situation was perfectly legal, the Spanish Tax Authorities always questioned everything. Thus, they sent hundreds of requests to my sponsors and teams, seeking not only information but also my discredit in front of public opinion, making me appear in the media as a tax evader.
‘I have suffered a lot these five and a half years. As a professional, I have always tried to stay focused on the races by isolating myself from the noise of third parties. But I must admit that the pressure and anguish that this unfair and twisted persecution of the Spanish Tax Authorities caused me ended up affecting my professional life. They defeated me emotionally .
‘A year and a half ago, at the end of June 2021, already retired from the competition, I finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel. The Court upheld with my lawyer’s compelling arguments regarding the years 2013, 2014 and 2015. And naturally, they returned the money that I had advanced. Yet, I never got any kind of repair for the damage caused. No compensation for damages. Not an apology, public or private, letter or telephone call. Nothing.
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