Maximum taxation, minimal benefits for France

For the fifth consecutive year, France has been the champion of taxation, with the average French citizen paying more than half of their income …

No relocation without tax and regulatory relief

French inadequacies in the face of the COVID-19 crisis are giving rise to a fully fledged attack on globalisation. We are observing an increase …

France’s quest for European tech leadership

Despite being a fierce supporter of pro-Europeanism and market liberalisation in the past, Emmanuel Macron’s plans for European-wide protectionism has been relatively unsuccessful. Early …

The Case Against Tech Taxes

This paper explains why additional taxes on the turnover of companies with a large digital presence would be disproportionate, discriminatory and damage the European …

Macron’s malaise

Macron is right: Brussels cannot continue with business as usual after the European Parliament elections. In his recent open letter to the citizens of Europe, …

The Mass Demonstrations in France is a Reaction to the Effects of Interventionism, Not Liberalism

Mass protests of the “yellow vests” have been taking place in France since 17 November 2018. The catalyst of the demonstration was a fuel …

Who are the ‘Gilets Jaunes’ protestors?

The French ‘Gilets Jaunes’ started their protests a month ago and since then the global media landscape has interpreted their actions and demands in …

The Social and Fiscal Contribution of French Top 40 Companies

The social and fiscal contribution from large companies in France and worldwide remains largely unrecognised. Traditional accounting and financial presentations do not provide for …

Emmanuel Macron has won. Will he be able to deliver?

On 7 may 2017, the French elected as their new President a 39-year-old former banker, someone neither left nor right, unknown to them until …

Le Pen’s plan for France’s euro exit

“As Victor Hugo once proclaimed, we have not yet done with being French”, declared Marine le Pen, launching her presidential campaign in Lyon on …

The Dutch Elections mark the starting shot for a new European Union

 
The European Union can breathe a sigh of relief. Geert Wilders, a right-wing populist who wants to take the Netherlands out of the …

Living on credit

November 30 marks Credit Day across the European Union. Credit Day is the day when member states’ central administrations exhaust their annual tax revenues …

Reaping the benefits of the sharing economy

Dominykas Sumskis // 23.08.2016
 
The sharing, or collaborative, economy is a rapidly rising business model which enables exchanges of goods and services through …

The Tax Burden of Typical Workers in the EU 28

Insitut Économique Molinari // 01.08.2016
 
This July, the Institut Économique Molinari published the sixth edition of their annual EU-wide tax burden study. The …

Help! Keynes is back!

Nathalie Janson // 19.07.2016
 
Since early 2016, with the return of market turbulence and uncertainty over global growth, discreet calls for expansionary monetary …

France: the hottest economy you’ve never heard of

08 June 2016
France badly needs economic reform. But we shouldn’t let negative news headlines blind us to the fact that the French economy …

Will the French avoid €11 million in additional taxes on palm oil?

Patrick Coquart // 23.05.2016
After several failed attempts since 2012, the “Nutella tax” appears to have been abandoned in France.
In January 2016, while …

The balance sheet of French public administrations is in the red by 56% of GDP

Cécile Philippe // 29.02.2016
Some people see no need to worry about public debt because it matches the amounts invested to prepare for the …

The French State of Emergency

Greta Gietz // 28.01.2016
With the migrant crisis preoccupying Europe’s media and public debates, France’s “economic and social emergency” is easily forgotten.
France reported …

Taxation and its negative impact on business investment activities

Gabriel A. Giménez Roche, November 2015
In its latest study, the Institut économique Molinari shows that corporate taxation continues to slow down economic recovery …

French government will end year by going deeper in debt

Cécile Philippe and Nicolas Marques, November 2015
According to Eurostat data, the French government will have used up all of its resources by November …