SOCIAL AID: This will be the fifth exceptional increase of RSA since 2013 … As envisaged in the government’s plan to fight against poverty , the revenu de solidarité active (RSA) will increase in September, the government announced Tuesday the collective Alert (charitable associations) at a meeting at Matignon. The Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine announced […]
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HEALTH: Nutri-Score system will indicate the quality of the products by displaying a set of five colors, ranging from green to dark orange … A new type of simplified nutritional logo with a colour code indicating the quality of food and this on the packaging will come into force next April, will we learned Wednesday. Dubbed […]
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TOBACCO: This change corresponds in a cigarette in an increase of between 10 and 20 cents per pack to those currently sold at 6.50 euros … New higher taxes on cigarette packets and the cheapest rolling tobacco. The government has increased the “minimum tax” on these products via a decree published Friday in the Official […]
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Manufacturers have ultimately not raised the price of pack of cigarettes despite rising taxes … Good news for smokers. The price of cigarette packs will remain stable, with several marks staying at the same price, despite threats of manufacturers to pass a tax on the distribution, when the price of rolling tobacco is it on […]
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TOBACCO: The purpose of this measure is to further reduce the number of smokers in France, especially the younger … Their names, too positive, encourage smoking … The government continues its fight against smoking by banning the sale several known brands of cigarettes as too attractive or incentives, reveals Europe 1 . This new measure […]
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The Health Minister Marisol Touraine Thursday refuted any lack of anticipation about the flu epidemic raging in France and assured that no hospital was overwhelmed, despite the influx of patients in several regions. “We are passing the peak” , has she said on France 2. “Hospitals are facing a real tension but they are not […]
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The Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on Wednesday morning during a press conference on influenza that the balance sheet of the epidemic would “probably be heavy.” She called on hospitals to postpone elective operations to free up beds for the patients affected by the virus. The Health Minister, Marisol Touraine, warned that the balance sheet […]
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Vaccines: A video providing false information about vaccination has been viewed more than 475,000 times on Facebook … “The Ministry of Health wants to impose 11 vaccines,” reports an alarming video posted on the Facebook page “NOT info” . This video, viewed more than 475,000 times since it went online on December 19, said the Ministry […]
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Established by the Jospin government in 1998, the Prime de Noel is renewed this year to 2.5 million persons, announces Marisol Touraine … Established by the Jospin government in 1998, the Prime de Noel, which is normally announced at the beginning of December, is to be renewed this year to 2.5 million persons on modest or […]
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A generalized increase in the number of doctors in training was announced by Health Minister Marisol Touraine. In all, 478 places will be available, an increase of 11% in addition to the increase decided a year ago to some areas. The Health Minister, Marisol Touraine, announced on Thursday in the National Assembly a generalized increase […]
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