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Graph: See France’s historic debt levels
France’s debt to GDP ratio is third-highest in Europe
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Why contactless payments in France will soon be easier
Improvement to ‘NFC’ technology will make these payments more stable
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Is money left to animal charity subject to the 60% tax rate in France?
Not all charities can inherit donations in a will tax-free
NI top-up rates rising
If you plan to top up missing years in your UK state pension record from France, act quickly as rates rise with the new UK tax year on April 6.

The tariff for topping up past years at the class 3 rate rises to a 2019-20 rate of £15/week.
The rate for topping up any past years at class 2 rises to £3 a week for every year apart from 2018-19, which will be £2.95.
See here for rates tinyurl.com/y77fkds7 and here for who pays class 3/class 2 rates: tinyurl.com/ptbzeg8.