PARIS—France's Socialist government is introducing a 75-percent
income tax on those earning over (EURO)1 million ($1.3 million),
leading some of the country's rich and famous to set up
residency in less fiscally demanding countries.  Here's a look
at some big names in France and elsewhere whose changes of
address over the years have meant lighter taxes.   The French
prime minister has accused actor Gerard Depardieu of being
"pathetic" and "unpatriotic," saying he set up residence in a
small village just across the border in neighboring Belgium to
avoid paying taxes in France.  The office of the mayor in
Depardieu's new haunts at Nechin, also known as the
"millionaire's village" for its appeal to high-earning
Frenchmen, said that for people with high income, like
Depardieu, the Belgian tax system, capped at 50 percent, is more
attractive.  Depardieu, who has played in more than 100 films,
including "Green Card" and "Cyrano de Bergerac," has not
commented publicly on the matter.   In 2005, the Beatles' Ringo
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