According to media reports, Fatimata Dembele, mother of French footballer Ousmane Dembele, has filed a lawsuit with the Rennes Administrative Court, seeking to cancel the "special contribution tax on high incomes" and additional personal income tax imposed on her by the tax authorities.
The incident dates back to 2017, when Dembele transferred €200,000 to his mother as a birthday gift to celebrate her 40th birthday. However, the French tax authorities later classified this sum as "taxable high income" and demanded that Fatimata pay the overdue taxes.
In court, Fatimata argued that the money was a private gift from her son to show filial piety and should not be taxed as income. She emphasized that she was not part of the wealthy group, and the tax authorities' ruling was "neither reasonable nor humane".
It is reported that Fatimata raised her children in Vernon, Eure Department, France in her early years. To support Dembele's football career, she moved to Rennes in 2010, allowing the then 13-year-old Dembele to join the local youth training center for professional training.
The Rennes Administrative Court has not yet made a final ruling, but the case has sparked widespread discussion in France. Many netizens believe that gifts between mother and son should not be subject to tax scrutiny.
