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France urges global fight against tax dodging

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:44:00 +0100

France's finance minister has urged countries to work together to fight tax avoidance, after leaked documents showed leading French banks were among 340 companies helped by Luxembourg to dodge hefty tax bills.

Speeder caught again - for 485th time

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:11:00 +0200

A man who was banned for driving after clocking up 484 speeding tickets between 2006 and 2009 has been caught again - this time for driving in a hire car in Luxembourg.

€30,000 charge for car parked for 3 years

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:24:00 +0100

A French driver who left his car in a car lot in Luxembourg faces a €30,000 bill if he wants to get his car back.