IF you have spent a few hours strolling around a vide-grenier or brocante and thought 'I bet these sellers have some tales to tell', then author John Dummer can provide the inside track. Having lived in France for more than 20 years he has come to understand and love the... Read more →
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Government hopes to make it easier to pay income tax
THE French government is looking to make it easier to pay income tax via the internet, which comes as no surprise considering how keen they are at the moment to draw in cash. In a statement the government has said it will be possible to pay income tax in a... Read more →
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Hollande plans 75% company tax on salaries over €1m
IN a long evening interview on France 2, François Hollande said he would look to tax the highest earners in businesses, through the businesses themselves. Changing the method of hitting those earning over €1m after saying he would try to do it through the income tax system, he shifted the... Read more →
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Ferry crossings set to be hit by strike action in French ports
UPDATE Wednesday, March 28: IMPORTANT TRAVEL UPDATE - French Industrial Action at ports CANCELLED.— DFDS Seaways UK (@DFDSSeaways) March 28, 2013 FERRY crossings to France looks set to be hit by a strike by French port control officers that will start on Thursday morning, March 28. In a message on... Read more →
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French students launch anti-dog poo mobile app
Three Paris students horrified at the mounds of dog poo on their streets and in their parks have launched a smartphone application that lets users "flag" unwelcome messes. via www.france24.com Read more →
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Household purchasing power suffers historic fall
IF you thought the shops were a little quiet, it might have something to do with the fact that household purchasing power in France suffered an historic fall. Figures from the statistics office, INSEE, show that purchasing power fell by 0.4% in 2012, the first fall since 1984. And INSEE... Read more →
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Hollande says protecting bank deposits is sacrosanct
FRENCH president, François Hollande, has said that the principle of protecting bank deposits, called into question by the Cyprus bailout, should be sacrosanct in the European Union. Speaking during a visit to Paris by Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, the president said 'the guarantee of deposits should be an absolute,... Read more →
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Tourism minister says visitors to France will be safe
THE French government has said it will ensure the security of tourists visiting the country after a number of Chinese holidaymakers were robbed just after they arrived in Paris. Tourism minister, Sylvia Pinel, said that 'everything will be done to find the perpetrators' after 23 Chinese tourists were robbed of... Read more →
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French unemployment almost at record level
AS feared, the number of people out of work in France in February rose by 18,400 from January to 3,188,000 the highest since June 1997. This number is getting close to the all time record number out of work of 3,196,000 which was reached in January 1997, and shows the... Read more →
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Faking it in France, but only for so long
KAREN Bates spent 11 years in Normandy, slowly working on her own house while handling the paperwork of her partner's joinery business. The couple had crossed the Channel with Karen's young son, leaving his older sister in boarding school in the UK, and had high hopes of making a success... Read more →
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