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Wine Consumption in France Drops Back
At a time when consumption of wine throughout the world is on the increase, the French are drinking less of their national tipple, according to a recent study carried out for Vinexpo the world wine exhibition based in Bordeaux.
02 Apr 2007
New Restrictions on Expat Social Security Rights
The French Government has tightened laws on the rights of expats from the European Community to French social security benefits.
02 Apr 2007
UK Government Abolishes Tax on Homes Abroad
The UK Government has announced that it will no longer consider the ownership of a home abroad held through an SCI or French property company to be a taxable benefit.
02 Apr 2007
French Tourism is booming - France Remains a Tourism Top Spot
France retained its place as the most popular tourist destination in the world in 2006, with 78 million visitors, an increase of nearly 2 million over 2005.
02 Apr 2007
Dordogne Farmer Guilty of Killing Two Work Inspectors
A French farmer living in the Dordogne has been sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for the murder of two government work inspectors.
02 Apr 2007
French ‘Rock' Legend Applies for Belgian Nationality
Ageing French ‘rock’ legend Johnny Halliday has relocated to Switzerland to reduce his liability to French taxes, and has applied for Belgian nationality with the same objective in mind.
02 Apr 2007
Drought in France? Dought Conditions Forecast for 2007
Large areas of France are heading for drought conditions this year, as a result of lower than average rainfall since last September.
15 Mar 2007
French Mayors Reluctant to Stand
A third of all mayors in France are proposing not to stand for re-election, when local elections take place again in 2008.
15 Mar 2007
Guide to the French Planning System
IFP today releases a Guide to the French Planning System.
15 Mar 2007
French Language Police Remain Busy
The French language police have been busy recently, publishing new official French versions of English terms that have slipped into common use in France.
15 Mar 2007
Broadband Coverage in France
France has a higher level of broadband ADSL penetration than any other country in Europe, although it looks like the Government will fall short of its target of getting 100% coverage throughout France by 2007.
15 Mar 2007
France Toughest Inheritance Laws in Europe
A recent study carried out for ‘Le Monde’ newspaper confirms France as having some of the toughest inheritance laws in Europe. Not only is your right to freely dispose of your property more restricted, but there are fewer concessions on your liability to inheritance tax.
15 Mar 2007
Snow Storm Occurs Between French Ski Schools
A legal wrangle has broken out between the two largest ski schools on the French slopes over accusations of unfair competition.
01 Mar 2007
Building Guarantees in France
An increasing number of international buyers are now choosing to buy building land in France, on which to construct a new home.
01 Mar 2007
French Government to introduce PAYE
The government has announced its intention to introduce pay as you earn tax collection with effect from 2009. France is the only country in the OECD not to have income tax deducted at source for employees (PAYE), as a result of which, everyone pays their income tax a year in arrears.
01 Mar 2007
Bordeaux Wine Classification Leaves Nasty Whiff
The official system of ranking wines from the Medoc, near Bordeaux, has been thrown into disarray by a recent court decision that has questioned the impartially of the whole process.
01 Mar 2007
French Population to rise by 10 million people by 2050
The population of mainland France is set to rise to 70 million by 2050, up from 60.7 million in 2005, according to a recent study by the French national statistics agency, INSEE.
01 Mar 2007
Paris Considered Top European Property Capital
Paris has come out the top performing property investment market in Europe, according to a recent report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute.
01 Mar 2007
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