June issue is on sale now

This month we take a detailed look at the proposed new tax on second home owners

THE JUNE issue of The Connexion is now on sale, packed with the latest news, features, interviews and useful contacts.

This month we take a detailed look at the proposed new tax on second home owners and the reaction to it. How would the proposal work if passed? Will there be a legal challenge? Read all you need to know in our June issue.

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Why does France need 5.5 million civil servants? Think-tank director hits out

The Big Interview: Four-times Le Mans winner and now sports team manager Henri Pescarolo
"I have had a very lucky career. If I add up all the accidents I had, then I should have been dead an awfully long time ago."

News
OAPs may lose pension top-up benefit
Protest at bullfighting heritage plan
New bear in Pyrénées reignites debate
Greens say shale gas ban is a smokescreen
Minister apologises over expat benefits

Profile
Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë

Practical
Emergency passport rules changed

Money
U-turn on equity release for Britons in France

Business
80 ideas to cut paperwork for small businesses

Property
Pioneering eco-homes

Culture
Musical round-up for Fête de la Musique
On the trail of France's industrial heritage

Poitou-Charentes
The future of a region bound up in technology and transport

Food
French MPs vote for their favourite regional dishes

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