16 June 2007

Sarkozy's true colours

Well it hasn't taken long for the French to have to face up to the reality of the right winger that they elected as their President. As parliamentary elections looms M. Sarkozy has plans to cut corporate taxes and offset the loss to the treasury by dramatically increasing the country's value added tax rate from 19.6% to 24.6%. As VAT is a consumption tax this effectively will materially shift the burden of state financing from corporate profits to the income of the poor and working class.

The Americans are going to love this guy aren't they?

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