Hollande Raises French Sales Tax, Signaling Economic Shift

France’s main sales-tax rate will increase in January 2014 to 20 percent from 19.6 percent, while the second band on home renovations and restaurants will rise to 10 percent from 7 percent currently. A third rate that applies to food and energy will be cut to 5 percent from 5.5 percent in an effort to support the spending power of France’s poorest households, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said today.

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One comment on “Hollande Raises French Sales Tax, Signaling Economic Shift

  1. drummie says:

    Change the names and we see what the US will look like within 4 more years of obamanomics and socialism. When everyone is on the government doll, who generates the income to pay for it?