French revised 2012 Budget

  • France seeks Eur 7.2 bln in new taxes to narrow this year’s budget gap
  • Drops tax breaks on overtime (will raise Eur 898 mln)
  • Will raise Eur 2.33 bln via a one-off wealth tax
  • Raise tax on share trading to 0.2% from 0.1%
  • French companies 30% on stock options (prev 14%)
  • French Executives to pay 10% on stock options (prev 8%), combination will raise Eur 320 mln
  • Companies to pay 3% tax on dividend distributions
  • French holders of oil stocks will pay 4% of stock value, raising Eur 320 mln
  • Will lift contribution of bank risk taking by Eur 55 mln
  • Tighten corporate tax avoidance rules
  • Will cut VAT on books to 5.5%

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