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Mounir Laggoune estimated that the new measure would reproduce the effects of the GAFAM tax, set at 2% and expected to rise to 3% in 2027. He wrote that, despite the expressed intention to make American tech giants contribute more to corporate tax in France, it would primarily be French companies that would bear the cost. According to him, Google had added 2% to invoices to cover this tax, and Meta had been doing the same since the summer. He added that the cost of the new measure would ultimately be passed on to customers, which would penalize the competitiveness of French companies and lead consumers in France to pay more. #GAFAM #Fiscalité #Compétitivité (translated)

TotalEnergies News & Fact Checking responded to Mr. Ruffin that its global results had allowed it to cap pump prices for its French customers, with an amount already estimated at 500 million euros, and to fund investments contributing to the country's supply security. The company also cited value sharing with its employees, notably through profit-sharing, bonuses, assistance for fuel purchases, and dividends paid to its 80% French employee shareholders. It mentioned the return of funds to shareholders, including over 700,000 French individuals, as well as the company's debt reduction. TotalEnergies indicated that it would pay corporate tax in France for the 2026 fiscal year and that it paid its taxes where it made its profits. For 2025, it stated that it had paid more than 19 billion dollars in profits taxes and production taxes worldwide, and 100 billion since 2022. Its contribution to French public finances is said to have exceeded 2 billion euros in 2025, in taxes, duties, and social contributions. #Economie #TotalEnergies #Impots (translated)

Impact wrote that France was at the top of the European tax ranking in 2025, with a rate of 46%, according to data it attributed to Eurostat. It then placed Denmark at 45.1%, Belgium at 44.7%, Austria at 43.9%, Italy at 43%, Luxembourg at 42.2%, Germany at 41.4%, Greece at 41.3%, Sweden at 41.2%, the EU average at 40.7%, and the Netherlands at 39.6%. It added that France had held the first place for the fifth time in ten years. #France #Impôts #Champions (translated)

Cerfia reported that, according to Eurostat, France had once again become in 2025 the country in the European Union with the highest mandatory levies, at 46% of GDP, which is 0.9 points higher than a year earlier. The account indicated that Denmark followed with 45.1%, ahead of Belgium at 44.7%. https://t.co/RpEvCKcoFZ #France #Impôts #Économie (translated)

The French Mileistes have recommended sharing a graph in view of the 2027 election. They stated that France was by far the most heavily taxed country in the OECD and that the tax burden on the French was worsening year by year, while tax revenues had not increased as a share of GDP in 30 years. They presented this situation as a "Laffer effect": according to them, beyond a certain level, increasing taxes reduced revenues. They also argued that Denmark taxed much less than France, while receiving as much revenue as a share of GDP and more per capita. They criticized successive French governments for continuing to raise taxes, describing the economy as already very weakened. #Fiscalité #Élection2027 #France (translated)

Six months before the election, the French Mileistes believed that Philippe and Attal had no chance of winning, as they would have to account for Emmanuel Macron's record. They criticized them for not proposing anything and judged their work to be mediocre. The movement considered Retailleau's draft program interesting, while regretting that it lacked details and did not plan to address pensions. They believed that his campaign would be difficult due to his tenure at the Ministry of the Interior and that he had already lost the battle against Lisnard. The French Mileistes advised him to quickly rally behind the latter. Regarding Lisnard, they noted a favorable dynamic on social media, in polls, and for the growth of his party. They described him as a convinced liberal and believed he was the only one who could convince retirees to accept a reduction in their pensions. However, they found it difficult to assess his program, as few definitive elements had been published, and wondered if he could make up for his lack of notoriety in six months. According to them, he would also have to respond to accusations of weakness from the right and potential compromise with the Macronist center. They believed he needed to convince 30 to 40% of the French to embrace liberalism. The French Mileistes considered Marine Le Pen the clear favorite of the election but described her party as historically socialist in economic terms. They praised the change in tone related to the recent presentation of a budget she wanted to be responsible, while judging her calculations so poor that it could, according to them, be seen as dishonesty or amateurism. They believed that without a change in economic direction, she risked leading the country to bankruptcy. Concerning Zemmour, they recalled his historically antiliberal position and attributed a genuine communication effort in favor of liberalism to Sarah Knafo. They considered his change in economic discourse credible, as they saw the economy as secondary for Zemmour, but believed that his budget lacked credibility if it aimed to simultaneously reduce the deficit and taxes. They asserted that Zemmour suffered from a very bad image in public opinion and had almost no chance of winning. In their eyes, R! should have presented Knafo. #Élections2024 #PolitiqueFrançaise #Libéralisme (translated)

The author wrote that simplifying regulations, lowering production taxes and VAT on electricity and fuel, as well as returning to a French electricity price, would provide support to businesses and enable the reindustrialization of the country. https://t.co/rhY6pQC32D #Économie #Industrie #Fiscalité #FR (translated)

The author indicated that a massive reduction of 20 billion in production taxes had been decided. He explained that this measure aimed to support businesses and the common interest, rather than to favor niches. https://t.co/KnLIsXHL1e #Économie #Impôts #Entreprises #FR (translated)

Lawyer Seydi Ba stated that he would prefer to see his taxes fund the repair of the damage caused by popular anger rather than the purchase of a €34,000 chair for Gérard Larcher or €50,000 worth of tableware for the Élysée. https://t.co/GktgsPAe4O #JusticeSociale #Politique #Économie (translated)

The author claimed that at the current rate, the only interest on the public debt would amount to between 50,000 and 100,000 euros for every child born today in France. He added that this amount would be in addition to the taxes, fees, and contributions that these children would pay throughout their lives, and called for action for them on Saturday. #DettesPubliques #Fiscalité #Économie #FR (translated)

David Lisnard denounced what he called the State's admission of powerlessness and the reversal of principles. He wrote that merchants paid for repairs and taxes to finance their security, but they were also being asked to rely on private companies, which would increase their costs and reduce their income during a difficult period. According to him, the least affluent merchants would be the first victims, unable to afford these protections. With Nouvelle Énergie, he called for a quick "restoration of the State" in service of all, particularly those in greatest need. #JusticeSociale #Sécurité #État (translated)

Briefs from the press reported an investigation by Mediapart stating that billionaire Vincent Bolloré allegedly evaded at least 4.5 million euros in gift taxes by selling two Parisian mansions to his sons for less than half their actual value. https://t.co/aKcqzuy3LJ #Bolloré #Impôts #Paris (translated)

Little Think Tank reported that several digital services in France were heavily disrupted since the morning. Citing BFMTV, the account indicated that Orange was affected by a outage whose resolution date was not yet known to the operator. It also reported two critical vulnerabilities discovered in PHP, which had led to the preventive offline status of many sites, including those of prefectures, the tax office, and Météo-France. According to Little Think Tank, at the request of ANSSI, the Ministry of the Interior had suspended access to the affected sites to allow for the application of security patches. The account added that these precautionary measures also affected several European countries and the United States. #France #cybersécurité #panne (translated)

Impact reported on an investigation by Mediapart according to which Vincent Bolloré allegedly sold to his sons Cyrille and Yannick, between 2021 and 2022, the bare ownership of two mansions located on Villa Montmorency, in Paris, for amounts more than half below their real value. The properties would have been valued at 8 and 4.7 million euros, compared to estimated values of 21 and 10.7 million euros. According to Impact, Bolloré retained the right to live in the properties or to receive the rents from them. Several experts interviewed by Mediapart reportedly estimated that their undervaluation could constitute a disguised donation subject to tax. The investigation mentioned by Impact also suggested that Bolloré could have reduced his real estate wealth tax by around 230,000 euros per year if these values had been declared. He had not responded to inquiries from Mediapart and, according to the post, no tax audit procedure was known at this stage. #Impôts #Fiscalité #Billionaire (translated)

Cerfia reported that a part of the Internet was paralyzed worldwide after the discovery of two vulnerabilities deemed critical in PHP, a language used, according to reports, by about 70% of websites. In France, the websites of prefectures, tax offices, and Météo-France were notably inaccessible, while several European and American government websites had been taken offline as a precaution. Cerfia added, quoting AFP, that these vulnerabilities could allow hackers to take control of servers and steal data. #Internet #Sécurité #PHP (translated)