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		<title>Controversy Erupts as Amélie de Montchalin Takes Helm at France’s Court of Accounts</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2026/02/amelie-de-montchalin-court-accounts-controversy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amélie de Montchalin Makes History — and Sparks Debate France has turned a new page]]></description>
		
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		<title>David Amiel: France’s Young New Budget Minister</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:35:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At just 33 years old, David Amiel has been appointed France’s new Minister of Public Accounts, stepping into]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Faces Growing Budget Pressure as Montchalin Urges Swift Agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Under Budget Pressure: Montchalin Calls for Quick Deal France is heading into a crucial]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Drops Controversial VAT Reform for Auto-Entrepreneurs: A Win for Small Businesses</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/france-abandons-vat-reform-auto-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Abandons VAT Reform for Auto-Entrepreneurs The French government has officially dropped its proposed reform of]]></description>
		
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		<title>France Drops Plan to Double Medical Fees After Political Backlash</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France Backs Down on Doubling Medical Fees After days of intense debate, the French government]]></description>
		
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		<title>From Two to Five Euros: The Senate Wants to Increase the Tax on Small Packages</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/two-five-euros-senate-wants-increase-tax-small-packages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On the 1st December 2025, senators voted to increase from two to five euros the]]></description>
		
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		<title>Budget 2026: The Senate Attacks Cruises and Votes for a Tax for Passengers</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/12/budget-2026-senate-attacks-cruises-votes-tax-passengers/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 20:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The return on this tax is estimated at 75 million euros per year. It will]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why France’s VAT Revenue Shortfall Is Shaking the 2025 Budget</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/france-vat-shortfall-budget-2025-consequences/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[France faces a multibillion-euro VAT revenue shortfall in 2025, forcing urgent government action and new]]></description>
		
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		<title>Budget 2026: With 404 Votes Against, the Deputies Almost Unanimously Reject the Government Text</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/11/deputies-reject-budget/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spanner44]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FINANCE: The budget was rejected in the National Assembly. This vote relaunches the scenarios of]]></description>
		
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		<title>Budget 2026: Minister of Public Accounts Amélie de Montchalin Proposes to Eliminate 50 Tax Loopholes</title>
		<link>https://chb44.com/2025/08/budget-2026-minister-public-accounts-amelie-de-montchalin-proposes-eliminate-50-tax-loopholes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Plant]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ECONOMY: The Minister responsible for Public Accounts wants to propose to parliamentarians the elimination of]]></description>
		
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