French approves tax ceiling
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French legislators approved a measure Friday lowering the cap on individuals' tax burdens to 50 percent of income, despite resistance from leftists and even within the ruling conservative coalition.
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The French president hails billions of euros of business deals as a sign his Chinese trip has been a success.
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Nicolas Sarkozy will push for a European tax on "speculative movements" by financial groups, such as hedge funds, if he wins this year's French presidential elections.Comment
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday announced an overhaul of pensions perks for half a million mainly public sector workers, seen as a key test of his government&#39;s reform drive.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy looked set to gain a resounding mandate for his programme of reforms Monday, after round one of legislative elections delivered a large majority for his right-wing political party.
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The French government has confirmed that the ban on Muslim headscarves will be applied on Thursday when school resumes, despite the kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq.
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Hollywood star George Clooney is honoured by the French government for his achievements in cinema.
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France announced plans Tuesday to spend over 1 billion euros (&#36;1.2 billion) on tax breaks and other incentives to encourage companies to keep jobs in the country rather than going abroad.
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French MPs back a controversial plan to relax the country's 35-hour working week.
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Presentation of the 2005 budget marks the centre-piece of his brief tenancy, and Sarkozy is banking on strong public approval so that he can leave the government on a high note.
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PARIS, June 10 -- French voters reinforced President Nicolas Sarkozy's mandate for major reform of the nation's moribund economy and government, giving his ruling party and its allies an estimated 46 percent of the vote in Sunday's first round of parliamentary elections, according to nearly compl...
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Vivendi Universal SA has reached a deal with French authorities to change its tax regime in a deal that will boost its bottom line, the entertainment and telecommunications giant said Thursday.
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French finance minister Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a budget with a promise to bring the deficit under control and high-profile tax breaks.
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SUPPORTERS of the European constitution won a significant victory in France last night when the countryâs Socialist Party voted to approve the document in an internal ballot.
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The lower house of the French parliament votes to back a draft law approving the EU reform treaty.
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France has unveiled a budget for 2005 which should bring its deficit back under European Union (EU) limits for the first time in four years.
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France ends a 47-year freeze on pensions for 80,000 troops from its former colonies