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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10539

26 January 2012
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / (ae) france
French “social VAT” plans to receive indirect European backing

Brussels, 25/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - European leaders are planning to indirectly back the French government's controversial VAT plan at the upcoming summit by calling for a “transfer” of the cost of labour to other taxes, according to a draft version of the summit's conclusions leaked to AFP on Wednesday 25 January, which calls for measures to be taken in the member states to boost job creation, particularly for young people. The document says that member states should explore all...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICY
EXTERNAL ACTION
COUNCIL OF EUROPE