Hello,
My husband and I are considering moving to the Haute Savoie region in the next year with our 3 young children, we currently live in Australia but are EU citizens too. I am just wondering if anybody could let us know what the situation would be if my husband were to work in Switzerland? If he was paying tax to the Swiss Government would we not be entitled to French healthcare or education for our kids? I would greatly appreciate any info as no matter where I look on the web it seems to be impossible to find out!
Many thanks.

This website pretty much sums it up:

http://www.frontalier.org/fiscalite.htm

Cheers,

Craig

Hi

We don't live in the Haute Savoie but we live in Alsace right on the border next to Switzerland and Germany so...

My husband and most everyone we know works in Basel...

Getting a job in Switzerland has never been a problem because they have such low unemployment (under normal circumstances...)

We have to purchase insurance for my husband because he doesn't work in France. I work in France so I'm insured by the state.

There is a G permit which is a border crosser permit. Over the last few years it has been getting easier and easier to get one.

I think in a few more years it will be as if Switzerland were part of the EU as far as getting a job is concerned...

He also has the right to start a business in Switzerland as of this year...

We pay all the income taxes and resident taxes in France.
We don't pay the social charges (not a tax) that funds the health insurance, retirement, etc...

Social charges and taxes are not the same thing.
You only pay social charges if you either have a business in France or have a job in France.
And that money usually comes out of your paycheck before you receive it if you are an employee.
If you are a business owner, you'll have calculate it and pay them yourself, but it's not so difficult if you have an auto entreprise.

Anyway...
hope it helps...

Suzanne
http://www.thought-detective.com