Tag: Economic policy
Vincent Pons: “The pension crisis may be the dress rehearsal of a wider social storm”
Vincent Pons is a professor at Harvard Business School, a specialist in political economy. He is the winner ex aequo with Julia Cagé of the prize for the best young…
Unemployment: France, an exception on a European scale
Seven months of work, two bodies mobilized – the Inspectorate of Finance and that of Social Affairs -, seven authors including a former minister, Brigitte Bourguignon, nearly 200 people questioned,…
Sugar: the underside of a business that has turned our lives upside down
For more than two millennia it remained largely unknown, if not as a rare luxury and a sign of power, before gradually turning into a widespread danger to humanity. But…
Inheritance tax: the story of an unloved levy
Inheritance tax is a recurring topic in election campaigns. This was still the case during the last presidential election. However, it only brings in 13 billion euros, or just over…
Crypto: how the EU intends to strengthen its tax framework
This is one more step in the fight against fraud facilitated by digital currencies. This Tuesday, May 16, the finance ministers of the European Union approved new tax transparency rules…
Arnaud Montebourg: “Macron finally puts a toe in the cold water of protectionism”
After his aborted attempt to run for the last presidential election, Arnaud Montebourg continues his fight for French industry by supporting the creation of innovative companies whose genesis he recounts…
After the din of the retreats, the sweet music of the four-day week
It could be laughable if the idea was not the most serious. After having hammered for months during the debate on the pension reform that the French will have to…
Pascal Saint-Amans: “Tax aggressiveness has changed sides”
In his spare time, the “silver fox” likes to surf the bubbling waves of the Basque coast. History of decompressing. “Silver Fox” is the nickname given to Pascal Saint-Amans by…
Innovation, the lifeline of a G7 in decline, by Nicolas Bouzou
According to IMF projections, the share of the G7 (United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada) in the world economy will drop below 30% this year. If…
Taxes: the IFI, a collection that continues to climb
Useless, too hard, too soft… When it was born in 2018, the real estate wealth tax (IFI) had crystallized criticism, on the right and on the left. From year to…