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Poverty rate reaches record high in Ten years

The “Deprivation” Rate, Another Measure of the Poverty Rate, Reaches a Record High in Ten Years

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PURCHASING POWER: Unlike the monetary poverty rate, the deprivation rate is based on households giving up certain products or services. 4%. Thursday, INSEE indicated that the rate of “material and social deprivation” affects 14% of the population of France. Unlike monetary poverty rates, which are based on household income, the deprivation rate is calculated on the basis of households […]

Prices of Tobacco and cigarettes in France will increase

Tobacco: Sharp Increase on 1st March 2023, Here are all the New Prices

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Lucky Strike, Marlboro, Camel… Many brands of cigarettes and rolling tobacco will take a few tens of cents and up to a euro. If you are a smoker, this news should not make you happy… Among the new products of the month, the price of tobacco will increase on the 1st March 2023, for many leading […]

Fuel Prices: Pump Rebates Will End on December 31st

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FUELS: Public aid of 100 euros, intended for the most modest transported workers, will be available on 16th January As announced for several months, the rebates on fuel prices from the government and TotalEnergies will end on December 31 at midnight. The price of petrol and diesel will therefore increase mechanically in service stations, reports BFMTV. Concretely, from the 1st January 2023, […]

United Kingdom: The Bank of England Believes that Brexit Further Aggravates the Economic Crisis

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BAD EFFECTS: Swati Dhingra, a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee, says Brexit has ‘contributed to higher prices and lower incomes’ The British are not done suffering the effects of Brexit . Six years after the vote on leaving the European Union, and almost two years after it actually came into force, this decision continues to have a […]

What happens when a country cancels its debt

What Happens When You Cancel a Country’s Debt

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A debt, in principle, is repaid. But since the French Revolution, examples of debt cancellation abound. And the health crisis could provide new ones. If you are lucky enough to have gone for a drink with your friends before the curfew, perhaps you participated in the now-classic debate: “Should we focus on health or the economy ?” And in this counter debate, […]

The development tax, also called “garden shed” tax, increases further for the year 2020.

The Garden Shed Tax Increases Again in 2020, are you Concerned?

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If you have construction, renovation or expansion projects, you may have to pay a taxe d’aménagement, known as the garden shed tax. It’s bad news, it has increased this year. It is called the “garden shed” tax. This year again, after several years of increase, the taxe d’aménagement, is increased again in 2020. In Île-de-France, according to the order published in the […]

Gas prices for regulated tariffs will decrease in October

Gas Prices: A 2.4% Decrease in Regulated Tariffs at the beginning of October

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FINANCE: The regulated sales tariffs (TRV) for gas, applied by Engie to millions of French households, will fall by 2.4% on 1st October, announced on Friday the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) The regulated sales tariffs (TRV) for gas, applied by Engie to millions of French households, will fall by 2.4% on 1st October, announced on Friday […]

The Caf has seen an increase in requests for the Prime d'activité

Prime d’Activité: CAF Notice an Increasing Number of Requests

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ECONOMY: The government hopes to “reach 100% of the people” who can benefit from the expanded Prime d’activité from 2019 … The requests do not stop pouring in. The expansion of the conditions of access to the prime d’activité, decided in December to respond to the anger of the “yellow vests”, has resulted in an influx […]

As every year, the State will pay an exceptional bonus, called "Prime de Noel", to beneficiaries of social minima.

Prime de Noel: Here are the Conditions to Benefit this Year

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The Christmas bonus, Prime de Noel, will be paid next week to “more than 2.3 million French”. Amount, conditions … We give details It is eagerly awaited in many homes. The Prime de Noel, a Christmas bonus will be paid on Friday 14th December, 2018 to “more than 2.3 million French people, ” announced the Ministry of Solidarity and Health […]

From 2008 to 2016, average disposable income dropped by 440 euros per household.

Households Lost 440 Euros of Income Between 2008 and 2016

21st November 201822nd November 2018Jason PlantLeave a Comment

This decline in income is explained by social and fiscal reforms and concerns the middle class, according to a study by the French Observatory of Economic Conditions. This is information that should fuel social discontent against the rise in taxes and the decline in purchasing power, in the midst of the movement of yellow vests . French households lost […]

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