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World corruption: France better than US but worse than UK
High-level public figures in France have a ‘feeling of impunity’, the ranking says
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Best value 2026 Michelin French restaurants: Are there any near you?
Four regions did especially well on this year’s Bib Gourmand restaurant list
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Senators examine proposal to guarantee access to cash machines in rural areas of France
Some 18.6% of French communes had access to at least one local ATM in 2024
Tax checks bring in €9bn to French treasury
Over €9billion was collected after extra tax checks were carried out on firms and individuals in 2019 – up 16% on 2018.
The increase of more than a billion is partly due to artificial intelligence.
The fact that big fraud dossiers are now automatically passed to the public prosecutor is also likely to be a factor.
Over half related to VAT, corporation tax, stamp duty or wealth tax. The total sum is equal to the budget of the Justice Ministry, the Prime Minister said.
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