Overview
Typhanie AFSCHRIFT is a leading tax lawyer, a recognised expert on taxation in Belgium and an internationally renowned university lecturer.
The author of numerous books, she is regularly appointed to international arbitration panels.
QC Afschrift also works in Geneva, where she has a large practice.
She is married and has 4 children.
Before changing gender, the former Thierry AFSCHRIFT had to endure a number of painful episodes in his life.
“I'd always felt deep down that something was wrong, but I couldn't work out what. But the things you hide always end up blowing up in your face”, she explained in Paris-Match.
Typhanie Afschrift describes herself as a libertarian, with right-wing ideals when it comes to economics.
She says she defends all freedoms, not just the freedom to make money.
Her dream: to write into the Constitution a cap on all taxes collected by the State.
The tax expert advocates a gradual reduction in the tax rate on earned income.
With Belgium mired in debts that far exceed the European average, this mechanism would be a necessary “foolproof” safeguard.
In her view, the Belgian state is accustomed to dipping into its citizens' wallets in order to offset its financial woes.
If people are distancing themselves from the various political parties, it's because of overly statist policies. We need to propose other policies that give us a glimpse of hope and, above all, challenge what isn't working.
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