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When cuts aren't kind enough

机译:当削减还不够好时

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France's president, Jacques Chirac, took power in 2002 on a pledge to cut income taxes by a third; so far, he's trimmed them by just 10%. So a move by Dominique de Villepin, his prime minister, to simplify France's tax bands and chop the top rate from 48% to 40% sounds impressive. The reality may be less so. The decision to lower the top tax band was part of a broader overhaul announced last week by Thierry Breton, the finance minister. This will slash the number of income tax bands from six to four, with the lowest rate of 5.5% kicking in on income of ?5,515 ($6,700), and a top rate of 40% on earnings of ?65,559 or more. By capping the top rate at 40%, the change will make France level with Britain and milder than Germany. While these cuts will not be included in next week's 2006 budget, they will apply on earnings in 2006, taxable in 2007, a presidential election year. "This reform," says Jean-Francois Cope, the budget minister, "will profoundly shake up the French fiscal landscape."
机译:法国总统雅克·希拉克(Jacques Chirac)于2002年上台,誓言将所得税减免三分之一。到目前为止,他只将它们削减了10%。因此,法国首相多米尼克·德维尔潘(Dominique de Villepin)采取的简化法国税阶并将最高税率从48%削减至40%的举动听起来令人印象深刻。现实情况可能并非如此。降低最高税阶的决定是上周财政部长蒂埃里·布雷顿宣布的全面改革的一部分。这将把所得税税阶的范围从六个减少到四个,最低的5.5%税率适用于收入5,515欧元(6,700美元),最高的税率适用于收入达到65,559欧元或以上的40%。通过将最高税率上限限制在40%,这一变化将使法国与英国保持一致,并且比德国温和。虽然这些削减将不会包括在下周的2006年预算中,但它们将适用于2006年的收入,应在2007年总统大选之年征税。预算部长让-弗朗索瓦·科普说:“这项改革将深刻地改变法国的财政状况。”

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