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		<title><![CDATA[Paying tax should not be a chore]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/paying-tax-in-france-should-be-a-pleasure-not-chore-11585-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Many newcomers to France feel the tax system could benefit from simplification]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-10-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Understanding the rules on ASPA]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/understanding-aspa-pension-rights-allocation-personnes-agees-inheritance-11548-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We respond to reader queries about the allocation de solidarité pour les personnes âgées]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-10-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Property tax: what rebates?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/money-question-property-tax-rebates-closing-bank-account-11551-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Send your money and financial queries to Hugh MacDonald at
finance@connexionfrance.com]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-10-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No wealth tax for less than 1.3m]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/no-wealth-tax-on-fortunes-under-1-3-million-11596-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[June declarations may be delayed until
September for reforms to be passed]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pension lump sums face French tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pension-lump-sums-face-new-french-tax-11446-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Legal challenge mounted, while experts differ over treatment of UK tax-free payment]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sarko still keen to axe wealth tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sarkozy-still-keen-to-scrap-wealth-tax-11450-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ministers likely to drop plans to tax profit on sale of main residence]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beat the state from the grave]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-succession-law-beat-the-state-11481-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Estate planning is essential. Bill Blevins explains more about how French succession law works]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Economy 'to grow by 2% this year']]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-economy-to-grow-by-two-per-cent-this-year-11482-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Official forecast seen as optimistic as foreign trade deficit widens further]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pension charge exemption query]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/money-pension-social-charges-exemption-query-11483-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will my wife be exempt from paying French social charges when she receives her pension?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EHICs, S1s, E121s and confusion]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-ehic-e121-s1-form-confusion-11484-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A country's health system is only available to the residents of that country]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reserve your  tax helpguide]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/connexion-french-income-tax-helpguide-reserve-copy-11485-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion will be publishing its annual guide to filling in your French tax form ready for May]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are you a fiscal resident?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/am-i-french-tax-fiscal-resident-11557-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you define a French fiscal resident? We explain the rules]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Easy way to fill in the tax forms]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/filling-in-french-income-tax-forms-how-to-save-money-avoid-mistakes-11558-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many (perfectly legal) ways to make tax easier and pay less]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxe d'habitation limits for couple]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/taxe-dhabitation-limits-for-couple-pension-11405-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How can I find out the pension income level to make you exempt from taxe dhabitation?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Declaring spending on UK property]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/declaring-expenditure-on-uk-property-money-france-11406-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do I declare my expenditure on our UK property for the coming tax year declarations?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make the most of investment income]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/make-most-investment-income-qrops-11407-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[QROPS can be of real value for British expatriates resident in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Expat life on a shoestring]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/expat-life-france-on-a-shoestring-11408-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A sudden fall in financial temperatures has left Frances expat community out in the cold]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How tax changes will affect you]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-tax-changes-will-affect-you-11409-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The new tax law has brought in a number of far-reaching changes]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Has bank gone mad with direct debit?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/has-bank-gone-mad-with-direct-debit-11410-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it is usually the case with the banks that, yes, they charge for everything. Some more than others]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will wife face big inheritance bill?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/will-wife-face-big-inheritance-tax-bill-11411-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Ee have been warned that my wife will face huge tax demands if I die]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social charges on gîte income]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/social-charges-on-gite-income-france-11327-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Your questions answered by our finance expert, Hugh Macdonald]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exonerations for pension annuities]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/exonerations-for-pensions-annuities-social-charges-11328-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My accountant advised that I am due to pay social charges on the annuity part of my pension income]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Levies on bank interest income]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-levies-bank-interest-income-11329-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[For French fiscal residents, all investment income is assessable to the social charges]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French healthcare with Carte Vitale]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-healthcare-carte-vitale-e121-11330-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We receive healthcare rights via an E121. Are we exempt from social charges on pensions income?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What is meant by rentes viagères?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/rentes-viageres-life-annuity-titre-onereux-11331-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A rente viagère is the equivalent of a UK purchased life annuity]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks give up on Monéo system]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/moneo-payment-system-banks-give-up-11332-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Card system called Monéo, designed for small payments in local shops, is being sold off]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Less invested in Livret A and LDD]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/less-invested-livret-a-ldd-savings-tax-free-accounts-11333-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Money invested in tax-free Livret A and LDD accounts has dropped]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Withholding tax rate jumps in July]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/withholding-tax-rate-jumps-35-per-cent-in-july-11338-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Rate applied by offshore banks under the EU savings tax directive (STD) will rise to 35%]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How green is your investment?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-green-is-your-investment-calculator-11337-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Le Monde has created an online calculator for working out how green your investments are]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New sanctions for benefits fraud]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tougher-sanctions-benefits-fraud-france-11336-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tougher sanctions have been put in place for people who receive family or old age benefits illegally]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paying French tax made simpler]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/france-fiscally-attractive-paying-tax-pwc-report-11339-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France has become more fiscally attractive, according to leading international accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[This will be a taxing year]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/this-will-be-taxing-year-fiscal-changes-new-2011-11340-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What does 2011 have in store by way of new taxes or fiscal changes?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-02-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Crystal balls show sterling rate rise]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/euro-sterling-rate-rise-foriegn-currency-exchange-forecast-11313-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Foreign exchange specialists expect the sterling-euro exchange rate to settle between 1.20 and 1.30 this year]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Using umbrella company for pay]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/pros-cons-payment-by-intermediary-umbrella-company-self-employment-11269-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We are considering using an umbrella company for individuals who are self-employed. Will it work?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What is effect of cash gifts to son?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tax-effects-cash-gifts-son-inheritance-donations-implications-11270-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Donations in France have inheritance implications]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should we pay charge on pension?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/paying-social-charges-pension-money-question-uk-11271-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been told that the social charges deductions were required because our total gross income was over a limit]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beware capital gains tax changes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/capital-gains-tax-changes-bill-blevins-changes-in-2011-11272-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some major changes planned in France in 2011 if you hold assets, says Bill Blevins]]></description>
		<pubDate>2011-01-04</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[American Express Sponsored article]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/American-Express-11208-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[American Express - for all your currency requirements]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2010 income tax bands in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-tax-bands-france-2010-11184-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The top band of income tax will increase from 40 to 41 per cent next year.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wealth tax faces the axe in 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wealth-tax-bouclier-fiscal-could-face-axe-next-year-11183-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wealth tax and the bouclier fiscal tax cap could both be scrapped in an overhaul of French taxation]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Capital gains on UK property sale]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/selling-uk-property-which-country-taxes-capital-gains-france-11185-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Which country taxes capital gains on the sale of my UK property?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax breaks for charity donations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-tax-breaks-charity-donations-france-explained-11186-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If we donate 200 to charity, is it deducted from our taxable income or the bill itself?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get ready to cut your next tax bill]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-cut-your-next-tax-bill-income-france-11187-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You still have some time if you want to cut your tax bill next year]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Equitable Life compensation]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/equitable-life-compensation-british-pensioners-11188-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[British pensioners who lost out in the near-collapse of Equitable Life will be compensated]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pyramid approach to investments]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bill-blevins-investing-pyramid-approach-avoiding-risk-exposure-11189-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Make sure your investment portfolio is not over-exposed to risk, says Bill Blevins]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-12-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Local taxes soar (and more on way)]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/property-local-taxes-soar-more-increases-to-come-11170-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Owners' union Unpi warns planned reforms may push bills even higher]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks promise to explain charges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/banks-promise-to-explain-charges-make-clearer-fees-11167-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Banks are promising to make their charges clearer from January next year]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxman targets your savings]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/taxman-targets-your-savings-healthcare-costs-france-11096-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax breaks will be cut and social charges raised in a bid to reduce the public deficit]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Probe into energy bill rip-off]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/probe-into-energy-bill-rip-off-11097-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mediator is seeking customer experiences of dubious billing tactics by GDF and EDF ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Taxman to check cash sent abroad]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/fraud-taxman-allowed-to-check-cash-sent-abroad-11098-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax authorities have been given new powers to ask banks for details of customers sending money abroad.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How will pensions reform affect you?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/reforming-pensions-france-how-it-will-affect-me-11102-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The French state pension age will gradually go up from 60 to 62]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No social charges on UK pension?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/paying-social-charges-uk-state-pension-france-11108-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Finance expert Hugh MacDonald answers your questions]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK renews holiday home let tax break]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-renews-tax-break-holiday-home-lets-france-11109-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Renting out a holiday home in France will continue to benefit from special tax regime]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks see interest -only as high risk]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/mortgage-interest-only-seen-as-higher-risk-france-11110-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jo Cowling, of mortgage brokers International Private Finance answers your mortgage questions]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How much do key workers earn?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-much-do-people-earn-in-france-baker-police-train-driver-11111-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Driving trains, putting out fires or chasing criminals: we reveal their salaries]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK pension change could help expats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-pension-reforms-could-benefit-expats-11112-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Radical reforms to UK pensions planned next April]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What to do if tax bill is wrong]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-to-do-if-your-income-tax-bill-is-wrong-11113-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The avis dimposition outlines your calculated tax bill for the year and the instalments for payment]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Benefits of going back to Britain]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-benefits-of-returning-to-britain-planning-11114-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning a return to the UK, it is important to plan ahead]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-10-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Working abroad, paying French tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/working-abroad-paying-french-tax-11055-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I work outside the country for a large part of the year. Where is my income assessed?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Making second home our first]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/making-second-home-our-primary-residence-11056-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Would it be beneficial for us to make our French home our primary residence, not our UK property?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax when selling a UK property]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tax-selling-uk-property-capital-gains-france-11057-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Do we have to pay capital gains tax, and if so, in which country?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inheritance tax: the current bands]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/inheritance-tax-bands-france-11058-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the current bands for French inheritance tax for each child]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beating inflation with minimal risk]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/capital-protected-investments-beat-inflation-minimal-risks-11059-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have savings in the UK, now may be a good time to take a look 
at capital-protected investments]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage rate capping can help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/fixed-or-variable-mortgage-rate-capping-could-help-11060-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fixed or variable? Capped rates could offer best of both]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nationwide brings  in new charges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/nationwide-new-charges-overseas-spending-bank-11062-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nationwide is introducing new overseas spending charges for current account customers. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks offer online assurance vie]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/banks-offer-online-assurance-vie-11063-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Customers of two banks can now take out assurance vie contracts entirely on the internet]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How can we find a  UK savings scheme?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-savings-scheme-money-makeover-10984-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA["It seems crazy that we cannot invest in a country that is crying out for investment of all types."]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where to turn as tax rises loom]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/where-to-turn-as-tax-rises-loom-10985-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France's pension gap must be plugged and readers should examine how best to protect their assets]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit for those who need it most]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/credit-for-those-who-need-it-most-10986-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if the banks have said no you can still get access to loans,]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[E121 not part  of tax changes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/e121-is-not-part-of-tax-changes-10988-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Holders of E121s should not to have to pay extra charges on their pension income]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-08</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The fisc takes a bigger bite]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-fisc-takes-a-bigger-bite-france-tax-breaks-under-scrutiny-10926-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[France has hundreds of ways to reduce tax but many are threatened with being axed or cut back]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should we get a fixed mortgage?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/fixed-rate-mortgages-france-are-they-sensible-option-10927-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Are fixed-rate mortgages a sensible option in France? Our mortgage expert explains]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banks rapped for confusing fees]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-banks-rapped-confusing-fees-charges-ufc-que-choisir-10928-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Banks have been criticised by consumer groups over a complicated web of expensive fees and charges.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is euro weakness set to continue?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/euro-weakness-against-pound-sterling-predictions-10935-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is now the time to move sterling to euros? We ask analysts for their predictions
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		<pubDate>2010-09-03</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Car insurance to cost more in 2011]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/car-insurance-to-cost-more-in-2011-france-11061-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Car insurance is likely to go up 3-5% next year, after five years of reductions.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-09-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Banking secrecy is slipping away]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/banking-secrecy-europe-switzerland-tax-10892-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[European governments are determined to breach Swiss banking secrecy]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retirees 'should pay more tax']]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/retirees-should-pay-more-tax-socialist-thinktank-france-10893-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Retirees should pay more taxes, says Terra Nova, a think tank with links to the Socialist Party.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grants to help home purchase]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-tax-credits-mortgage-interest-buying-home-france-grant-10894-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Income tax credits on mortgage interest in the first years of buying a home may be replaced with a grant]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social charges and tax could merge]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/social-charges-income-tax-merger-what-it-means-expats-10895-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The merger of income tax with social charges could be on the horizon, with significant implications for many expats]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What is the bouclier fiscal?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/bouclier-fiscal-tax-shield-france-explained-10896-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The bouclier fiscal was a measure brought in to assist asset-rich but income-poor taxpayers.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Root out 'crazy' finance behaviour]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/Michel-Camdessus-former-governor-bank-of-france-interview-10837-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Michel Camdessus is a former governor of the Bank of France and a former president of the International Monetary Fund.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Be flexible with currency]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/currency-flexibility-essential-protect-your-assets-10838-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Uncertainty in the currency markets mean it is important that you diversity and do not put all eggs in one basket]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dispute over loan  database scheme]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/dispute-over-loan-database-scheme-10839-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All individuals who take out loans would be listed on a central database under proposals being discussed by MPs ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ive sold my house -now what happens?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/sold-house-what-happens-to-mortage-final-payment-10840-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What happens to the final mortgage payment when a property is sold?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-06-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Income and wealth tax exchange rates]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wealth tax-income tax-return-exchange rate-pounds-sterling-euro-10739-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[When making your income and wealth tax declarations you have to use slightly different exchange rates]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French wealth tax explained in full]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/wealth-tax-france-explained-impot-de-solidarite-sur-la-fortune-isf-10573-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Read our comprehensive guide to the controversial Impôt de Solidarité sur la Fortune (ISF) - France's wealth tax]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should I declare  UK account - how?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/French-income-tax-UK-bank-accounts-interest-10733-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We have declared UK interest for income tax forms but have heard of Brits being fined for not giving account details]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should wealthy pay more tax?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-much-tax-should-wealthy-pay-france-10858-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy's 50% cap on tax is under attack]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Income tax queries answered]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-income-tax-your-questions-answered-10866-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a selection of reader questions - with expert answers - on elements of your income tax return]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-05-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Make your pension pot more flexible]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/QROPS-pension-pot-more-flexible-expats-10713-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Blevins: British expats living in France could benefit from Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS)]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage Q&A: The groundwork]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/mortgage-questions-financial-groundwork-10714-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is there any way of getting assurance on a mortgage before signing the sales agreement?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I'm retired. What taxes do I pay?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/retirement-in-france-what-taxes-should-i-pay-10715-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worried about your tax liability here in France? Our finance expert Hugh MacDonald answers your questions]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cash card, but no bank account]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/cash-payment-card-france-no-bank-account-10716-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new cash payment card that does not need a new bank account to operate is to launch in France this summer. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Money makeover: Remortgaging help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/remortgaging-your-home-in-france-questions-10717-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should we remortgage our French home for sterling and invest it in UK?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Check financial advisors online]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/checking-financial-advisors-registered-online-10677-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of financial advisors who offer help to expats. Here we explain how to avoid the cowboys and make sure they are properly regulated.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-16</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Joint credit-debit card is success  ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/double-action-debit-credit-card-success-10771-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Success of Crédit Agricoles Double Action card has prompted other banks to follow]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting mortgage for renovations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/renovation-mortgage-french-property-banks-10772-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All French banks are happy to arrange renovation mortgages. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Nostalgia for 90s boom won't help]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/nostalgia-90s-boom-wealth-management-france-10773-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Wealth management advice is more today important than ever before, writes Bill Blevins.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[State vs govt pension confusion]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/confusion-state-government-pensions-tax-10774-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Confusion has arisen over the difference between a 'state' and a 'government' pension for tax purposes.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paris world's most expensive city]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/paris-worlds-most-expensive-city-do-residents-agree-10775-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[But do residents believe it and is life in the capital worth it?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-04-02</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why must we write place on cheques?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/writing-place-name-when-signing-cheques-why-10607-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Why do you have to write on a cheque the town where it was signed?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax change for Brits in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/capital-gains-tax-changes-for-british-people-in-france-10608-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Expats' UK properties may soon be subject to Capital Gains Tax]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Non-profitable accounts closed]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/banks-close-unprofitable-current-accounts-10609-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Banks are closing accounts they think are not making them enough money, says bank users association Afub]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Premium Bond wins taxable in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/premium-bond-wins-are-taxable-in-france-10610-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Lottery wins are not taxable in France but Premium Bond wins are - here's why]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Euribor 3-month mortgage rates]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/euribor-three-month-mortgage-rate-explained-10611-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The majority of French mortgage products are linked to three-month or 12-month European rates]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax rise in France - not if but when]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/higher-taxes-in-france-10612-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no guarantee that we will not see direct tax increases in France in the not too distant future]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New French income tax bands released]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/2010-french-income-tax-bands-revealed-10613-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The tax bandings for 2009 income have been released. Income tax forms will be sent out in April.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top savings don't always add up]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/top-savings-returns-france-assurance-vie-contracts-10614-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Assurance vie contracts can be very tax efficient, but that cannot be the only criteria for selecting an investment]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get the most from currency exchange]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/foreign-currency-exchange-international-transfer-pounds-euros-france-best-rates-10572-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our guide to the options available when transferring pounds sterling to euros in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-15</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't pay tax in wrong country]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-tax-france-uk-paying-in-wrong-country-10559-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The law decides in which country you pay tax, not you personally, says financial advisor Bill Blevins]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-02-09</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exchange rate correction]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/average-pound-euro-exchange-rate-2009-10535-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Unfortunately we published an incorrect pound-euro exchange rate for 2009 in our February edition]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buy second-hand train tickets]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/second-hand-train-tickets-buying-online-france-10530-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Internet sites which sell second-hand train tickets can offer useful savings]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French disability benefits explained]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/disability-benefits-money-france-10532-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Help is available in France if the UK has cut off your disability living allowance]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-26</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eco-prêt: 0% loan for renovations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/eco-loan-interest-free-zero-green-home-renovations-improvements-environmentally-friendly-10525-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[An interest-free loan of up to 30,000 is available to carry out environmental improvements to your home.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sales shopping: know your rights]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/january-sales-france-bargains-shopping-consumer-protection-rights-10516-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is important to know your rights when buying in the sales. We explain the law relating to faulty goods and refunds]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Employing people to help at home]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/home-employment-hiring-cleaner-handyman-nanny-cheque-emploi-france-10520-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hire a handyman, cleaner, nanny or teacher at home the legal way by using the Chèque Emploi Service Universel]]></description>
		<pubDate>2010-01-22</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Website shows how to cut power bills]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/new-price-comparison-website-launches-for-french-electricity-suppliers-10486-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new internet-based price comparison guide has been set up by energy watchdog Médiateur National de lEnergie]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French tax relief on charity gifts]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/get-french-tax-relief-on-charity-donations-10500-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[75% of donations to charities like Médecins Sans Frontières could come off your final tax bill]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clearer rules for professional lets]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/clearer-rules-on-professional-letting-10501-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New rules defining who is classed as a professional letter of furnished property have been set]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Getting a loan repayment break]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/getting-a-loan-repayment-break-10502-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are having difficulties repaying a loan, you may be able to seek a court ruling giving more time to pay]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-12-18</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Insurer pays your excess for you]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/insurer-pays-your-excess-for-you-10461-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[New service makes it possible to claim back full cost of car damage repairs without paying a contribution]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Money-saving tips with the low pound]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/money-saving-tips-with-the-low-pound-10462-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[With the pound low and the recession not over yet, many expat families will need to make their money go further]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Switching banks is made easier]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/switching-banks-is-made-easier-10463-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Voluntary code of practice on freedom of movement between banks came into force this month]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax exonerations for gite owners]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tax-exonerations-for-gite-owners-10449-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Owners of gites or tourist lets in certain areas have until the end of December to apply for residential tax exoneration]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investigation into charity donations]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/investigation-into-charity-donations-10450-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Seventeen charities are under investigation by the Paris public prosecutor, suspected of misappropriating donations]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Do I have to register for tax?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/qa-do-i-have-to-register-for-tax-10440-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[All taxpayers have to make an income tax declaration, even if the income earned in the year is nil]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK bank accounts for non-residents]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-bank-accounts-for-non-residents-10441-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[British Banking Association launches an online service listing UK banks that allow overseas residents to hold an account]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Be honest about overseas earning]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/be-honest-about-overseas-earning-10442-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[It pays to come clean now, or you'll face a huge penalty later, says Bill Blevins of Blevins Franks financial group]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What are the tax rules on gites?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-are-the-tax-rules-on-gites-10437-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The taxation of rental income from furnished lettings is the subject of some confusion]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-06</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Living with the low pound]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/living-with-the-low-pound-in-france-11011-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Finn Care, a charity helping low-income Britons, is increasingly active in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-11-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social charges on pension income]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/social-charges-on-pension-income-10411-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[You should not be paying social charges on pension income if you receive an old age state pension. Here is what to do]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-21</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to apply for income support]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/how-to-apply-for-income-support-10408-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[People on low incomes can apply for the new income support benefit RSA (revenu de solidarité active)]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Our helpguide on residential taxes]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/our-helpguide-on-residential-taxes-10409-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Deadlines for taxe foncière and taxe d'habitation are in October and November. We explain what, when and how to pay]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-10-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Top money saving tips and links]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/top-money-saving-tips-and-links-10253-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Low exchange rate, credit crunch and recession - here are some sites that could help belt tightening.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rail travel: Where to find best deals]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/rail-travel-where-to-find-best-deals-10370-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Planning ahead and making the most of reduction schemes can result in considerable savings on train travel]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Avoid fees on UK money transfer]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/qa-avoid-fees-on-uk-money-transfer-10384-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Personal finance expert Hugh MacDonald helps a reader get his UK pension into his French bank account without charges]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Working in UK - living in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/qa-working-in-uk-living-in-france-10385-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax and National Insurance complications arise when your workplace is the UK but your home is in France]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Planning ahead for old age]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/planning-ahead-for-old-age-10386-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Longer lives have important implications for financial planning, says Bill Blevins of Blevins Franks financial group]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-09-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Income tax can be paid in three ways]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-tax-can-be-paid-in-three-ways-10348-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[THE official deadline for the payment of taxes is September 15 but, in reality, it varies widely]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-08-27</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Check financial advisers online]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/check-financial-advisers-online-10340-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fraudster Graham 'Warren' Templeton was sentenced to two years for conning expats. You can check credentials online. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Assurance vie: savings for all]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/assurance-vie-savings-for-all-10334-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Assurance vie investments can be set up on both sides of the Channel with significant tax and inheritance benefits.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-06-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK holiday let tax break overrated]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-holiday-let-tax-break-overrated-10323-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A UK tax break on holiday lets extended to second homes in EU will not be helpful to expats.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-04-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best way to get UK pension in France]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/best-way-to-get-uk-pension-in-france-10313-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two main options of tranferring your UK pension across the Channel.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2009-03-25</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Use a Qrops to  free UK pension]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/use-a-qrops-to-free-uk-pension-10278-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Qrops enable you to take your private pension fund away from the tax regimes of the UK and France.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-12-10</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[2008 tax rates announced]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/2008-tax-rates-announced-10271-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[While still yet to be officially ratified, these are the most likely figures to use in tax declarations next year.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inheritance: no contact with us]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/inheritance-no-contact-with-us-10251-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[We know longer have contact with children. Can we sell our house and move to UK without giving away half our house?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-10-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When must you pay social charges?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/when-must-you-pay-social-charges-10235-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[A definitive guide to which pensions attract charges, the exemptions and the links with healthcare.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-08-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Keep auditors and accountants apart]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/keep-auditors-and-accountants-apart-10220-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Unlike in the UK, French accountants and auditors are totally separate professions.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-28</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Clients unhappy at banks' service]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/clients-unhappy-at-banks-service-10201-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Surveys show growing levels of discontent with banks and a vast variation of charges depending on where you live.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-07-01</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Move from UK to French tax regime]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/move-from-uk-to-french-tax-regime-10186-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Tax expert Hugh MacDonald explains how best to manage the transition from UK tax to the French system.     ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-05-30</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Premium  Bonds taxable?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/are-premium-bonds-taxable-10124-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[While Premium Bond Winnings are tax free in the UK, they are taxable in France so need to be declared as such.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What exchange  rate do I use?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-exchange-rate-do-i-use-10125-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Will my UK pension have been already taxed - and what exchange rate do I use when calculating it?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tax office has a different rate]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/tax-office-has-a-different-rate-10126-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[My local tax office says the exchange rate for 2007 is 1.36. Where did you get your rate from?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What tax breaks on retirement?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-tax-breaks-on-retirement-10117-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Can you advise if there are any tax or social security benefits / reliefs for French tax payers when you have reached]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is UK pension  taxed gross?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/is-uk-pension-taxed-gross-10118-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[I would like to enquire whether tax on UK Old Age Pension is taxed gross using the DSS information form.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Changing from UK  to France for tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/changing-from-uk-to-france-for-tax-10119-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[How do we manage the changeover from the UK to the French systems now that we have moved to France?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What is Swiss  Franc rate for '07]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/what-is-swiss-franc-rate-for-07-10120-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the official rates to use in the return for converting Sterling to Euros and Swiss Francs to Euros?
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		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why declare net interest?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/why-declare-net-interest-10121-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Please could you confirm that net interest is correct and I thought everything was declared gross. ]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do we declare  our UK pension?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/do-we-declare-our-uk-pension-10122-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Do we have to declare the income on our French tax form as it will already have had the tax deducted in the UK?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two different  social charges]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/two-different-social-charges-10123-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the difference between Cotisations Sociales and Contribution Sociale Généralisée ?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-24</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The DD and DE boxes explained]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-dd-and-de-boxes-explained-10107-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Déductions Diverses DD box is intended for alimony payments, the DE box is for social charges paid in the previous year.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We answer more of your tax questions]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/we-answer-more-of-your-tax-questions-10109-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Hugh MacDonald answers more questions from readers following our income tax helpsheet in Aprils Connexion.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are 'abbatements' being phased out?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/are-abbatements-being-phased-out-10111-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2006 I had an Abattement spécial de 10 % in 2005 it was 10% with a further 20%. Are they being phased out?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Registration forms going in circles]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/registration-forms-going-in-circles-10112-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Our tax registration forms appear to be going round in circles between the UK and France - what's going on?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The best way to tax interest?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/the-best-way-to-tax-interest-10113-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it better to declare gros UK interest for taxation in France and get the money back from UK or vice versa?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-04-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buying second  home in the UK]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/buying-second-home-in-the-uk-10162-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the tax implications of buying a second home in the UK? Do we declare rental income in UK or France or both?]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-03-31</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Where are UK  pensions taxed?]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/where-are-uk-pensions-taxed-10069-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: January 2008]]></description>
		<pubDate>2008-01-23</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New law lightens  inheritance tax]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/new-law-lightens-inheritance-tax-10065-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: December 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-12-05</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK pension rules change for expats]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/uk-pension-rules-change-for-expats-10057-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: November 2007

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		<pubDate>2007-11-13</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inheritance reforms protect spouse]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/inheritance-reforms-protect-spouse-10049-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: October 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-10-11</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Equity release catches on ]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/equity-release-catches-on-10043-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: September 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-09-20</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Protecting a  surviving spouse]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/protecting-a-surviving-spouse-10029-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Connexion answers your questions relating to inheritance and how to best protect your capital in relation to French law.]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-08-07</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[French income  tax returns]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/french-income-tax-returns-10019-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: May 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-06-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Forms, tax and social charges Q&A]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/forms-tax-and-social-charges-qa-10018-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: April 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-06-29</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Income, pensions and military Q&A]]></title>
		<link>http://www.connexionfrance.com/income-pensions-and-military-qa-10017-news-article.html</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Connexion edition: March 2007]]></description>
		<pubDate>2007-06-29</pubDate>
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