Paris, Oct 23, 2024 (AFP) - Blow for French govt as tax on rich made permanent

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2024-10-23

France's minority right wing government suffered a major blow when left wing and centrist deputies united to make a temporary tax on the rich into a permanent levy. Prime Minister Michel Barnier's cabinet will on Wednesday consider using a controversial measure under which a law can be adopted without a national assembly vote to pass its 2025 budget, government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said. The government had proposed a special tax on the rich f......

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