The examination by the National Assembly during the 1^st reading of the articles related to fiscal receipts in the 2018 Finance bill generated an intense political debate. The bill includes measures which express the new philosophy inspiring the president of the Republic regarding taxes, with, as a first point, the reform of the Wealth Tax and the scheduled suppression of the residential tax. It is recognized to taxes a triple role. They cover public expenditures. They contribute to the reduction of inequalities and to strengthen social cohesion. It is at the end an economic policy tool used to support ...

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The political debate, in France, regarding economic issues, could be summarized in this way: the Right and the Center believe, to improve the economic situation of the country, that the right thing to do is to follow a supply-side policy. Reforms and financial transfers will give to companies more room to maneuver. That will sustain growth and they will create jobs. It is what Emmanuel Macron explained last Sunday when he was talking about past and coming measures, including the reform of the wealth tax which would guide saving toward investment in enterprises. On the opposite, the Left, with all ...

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Every year, in autumn, the debate about public indebtedness suddenly reappears, its excessive level and the threats it carries on the country. It is logical because it is the finance bill period, which, this year, is watched with more attention because it expresses the new president and his government choices. That issue has occupied a special place during the TV program devoted to the Prime minister and a personality had been especially invited to discuss with him, Thierry Breton, a former Economy minister and today CEO of ATOS, a French leading software company. Their discussion has been focused on the ...

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