The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Record low number of French workers paying income taxes While the French are renowned for their burdensome taxes, it turns out that a record low number of people will actually pay income tax this year. Here's why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160412/record-low-number-of-french-paying-income-taxes Tue, 12 Apr 2016 14:22:21 +0200 record-low-number-of-french-paying-income-taxes French income tax cuts for poorest to last to 2017 A plan to exempt France’s poorest households from income tax will not just be a one-off for this year, the government finance minister said this week. The income tax breaks will actually apply until 2017, the minister Michel Sapin said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140519/french-income-tax-cuts-for-poorest-to-last-until-2017 Mon, 19 May 2014 14:28:00 +0200 french-income-tax-cuts-for-poorest-to-last-until-2017