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French Premier Eyes Business Taxes, Warns Debt in ‘Grave’ State

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said his new government could increase taxes for big business and the wealthiest as it seeks to repair runaway budget deficits and keep the faith of bond markets.

Reuters · 8h

French PM Barnier flags tax hike on the wealthy

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Sunday that he would not raise taxes on most French taxpayers, although the wealthiest would have to help close a hole in the budget.

France 24 · 7h

French PM Barnier signals tax increases on the wealthy

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier said on Sunday that he would avoid broad tax hikes, opting instead for tax increases for high earners. Barnier's first major test will be to narrow the budget

Bloomberg L.P. · 5h

French Premier Mulls Taxing Large Firms to Reign in ‘Grave’ Debt

Prime Minister Michel Barnier opened the door to taxing wealthy individuals and large companies in a bid to repair France’s massive budget deficit and reassure international investors.

Macron, French Government

BBC · 1d

Macron unveils new right-wing French government

The new cabinet pulls in allies from the centre and right, despite left-wing parties winning France's election.

The New York Times · 1d

Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse

The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Macron Names a New French Government as Budget Battle Looms

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Antoine Armand as finance minister, thrusting a 33-year-old with limited political experience into an urgent budget battle in which he must maintain tacit support from the far right to avoid government collapse.

Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests

The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island ...

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French express frustrations over recent appointment of France's new government

French locals are expressing their frustration over the recent appointment of the new French government. Some are ...

Channel NewsAsia Singapore2h

Incoming French government under pressure on multiple fronts

PARIS: French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one on Sunday (Sep 22) as ...

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Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

Trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman, Dominique Pelicot, whose husband repeatedly drugged her has ...

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20% of French teens have never tasted alcohol—now wineries are making fuel for cars instead of boozy nights out

The decline in wine consumption in France since the 1970s is causing vineyards to search for different ways to use the ...

NOLA.com8h

1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after overnight fight in French Quarter, New Orleans police say

One man was hospitalized and another was arrested after a fight in the French Quarter early Sunday morning, according to the ...

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French cult film ‘La Haine’ returns as hip-hop musical with tensions persisting in poor suburbs

The critically acclaimed French film “La Haine” is being adapted into a musical show nearly three decades after becoming a ...

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Melinda French Gates rips into the praise for sleepless CEOs as ‘so dumb’

One of the most powerful figures in philanthropy, Melinda French Gates, recently cut through the noise in an interview with ...

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They Bought a French Castle. Then Came the Royal Pains.

Moving into a 14,000-square-foot château was a dream come true for this American family. But when they arrived, reality set ...

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