France, April 21 -- French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of a new tax on used book sales to protect new books is the latest proposal from a government with a history of intervening in the p... Read More
France, April 10 -- The Value Added Tax, introduced to simplify revenue collection after WWII, is a mainstay of France - and Europe's - fiscal policy, bringing in a large part of state revenue. As an ... Read More
France, March 22 -- In spring 2020, France shut down schools and businesses as the world faced a mysterious new illness - Covid-19. The first of three lockdowns was imposed- but why did people accept ... Read More
France, Feb. 29 -- French administration has not always made it easy for those born on 29 February, but one entity has embraced - and lives for - the date: the Bougie du sapeur, a bissextile publicati... Read More
France, Feb. 9 -- French farmers may have called off their protests in response to last week's government concessions, but some remain mobilised - arguing the fundamental reasons behind their action h... Read More