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France: Macronism is unravelling
21 Oct 2025 11:07 GMT
… even include a modest wealth tax, or withdrawing the hated law … its legitimacy — which collapsed after Francois Hollande’s austerity presidency. This sent …
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France Is Deep in Debt but Failing to Tax the Superrich
29 Sep 2025 16:55 GMT
… of their wealth in taxes every year.
It aims … toward adapting the French tax system to developments within … Socialist president François Hollande famously introduced a 75 percent tax on earnings … Macron tried to hike fuel taxes, in a move disproportionately …
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France’s Richest Man Warns Wealth Tax Would “Destroy the Economy”
21 Sep 2025 04:49 GMT
… the so-called “Zucman Tax.” Large-scale protests have … with wealth taxes. A similar measure under President François Hollande a … Emmanuel Macron scrapped the tax in 2017, replacing it … favour.
Internationally, the wealth tax debate is gaining momentum. …
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Wealth tax would kill our economy… says France’s richest man
20 Sep 2025 18:00 GMT
… after they have paid their taxes, the mega-rich can … mega-rich, especially when the taxes are introduced unilaterally. Only a … at a wealth tax a decade ago, under François Hollande, raised only a … with a history of wealth taxes, he believes. Shares in …
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Would tax hikes for the wealthiest really drive them to flee France?
05 Sep 2025 13:34 GMT
… favouring spending cuts over tax increases on the wealthy. … government argument that higher taxes would trigger a mass … percent supertax under Socialist president François Hollande in 2012-2013, and … and taxes paid are taken into account, effective tax rates …
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Lecornu’s Government Survives—But France Remains Stuck
16 Oct 2025 11:28 GMT
… Left, describing former Socialist president François Hollande, Macron’s political mentor, as … they will impose the Zucman tax, taxes, and regulations. Tomorrow, on your … in to survive pitifully on taxes, debt, immigration, and security.”
The …
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Macron’s discarded mentor has the last laugh
15 Oct 2025 22:35 GMT
… pension reform. In their midst, François Hollande clapped along with his colleagues … . After easing regulations and lowering taxes in his first term, Macron …
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French PM Saves His Job by Dropping Pension Reform
14 Oct 2025 19:45 GMT
… a minister under the socialist François Hollande?
The motion put forward … the introduction of a tax on the transfer of … and partially renews the windfall tax on large corporate profits, … in tax increases, compared with only €5 billion in reductions. “Taxes …
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Pension pause saves Lecornu from socialist showdown
14 Oct 2025 20:16 GMT
… Socialist benches, including former president François Hollande.
The 2023 law, passed by … fiscal measures such as a tax on wealth management holdings and …
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The waters are closing over Emmanuel Macron’s head
12 Oct 2025 20:34 GMT
… additional €3 billion in 2027. Tax cuts may be reversed, further … emerging as a minister in François Hollande’s government a decade ago …