To fill the coffers of the State, the Finance Bill plans to tax companies with a “surtax” presented as temporary. Is this really the case? As the Finance Bill (PLF) for 2025 is debated in Parliament, budgetary uncertainties abound. But we can already write off a recent trend in French taxation: the reduction in corporate […]
Winter truce: what do homeowners risk if they don’t respect it?
Today marks the start of the winter truce. It runs until March 31, 2025. During this period, tenants cannot be evicted from their homes. The winter truce was born out of Abbé Pierre’s famous appeal in 1954: “My friends, help, a woman just froze to death last night!“. It was enshrined in law in 1956 […]
In-Memory, the messaging system that lets you contact your loved ones after your death
On November 1, this French start-up is launching an application that lets you record messages, videos and audios to be sent after your death. According to its founder, it’s a way of easing the mourning process. Imagine receiving a voice message from a deceased loved one. Many mourners dream of it. French start-up In-Memory has […]
Côte d’Ivoire aims to become the new Eldorado of the African audiovisual industry
DECRYPTAGE – On November 5, the Ivorian government opens the Salon international du contenu audiovisuel (Sica) in Abidjan, aimed at structuring the local industry. Canal+, TV5 Monde and France Medias Monde will be present. Last week, Cannes played host to Mipcom, the world’s leading audiovisual audiovisual. Next Tuesday sees the opening of what could eventually […]
France’s ageing population is in danger of wiping out our public finances, our healthcare system and our pension system.
INTERVIEW. – In ten years’ time, there will be 18 million people over 65 in France, and 12 million under 25. According to Sylvain Rabuel, head of DomusVi, this is a shock for which the country is not prepared. The boss of the Ehpad giant calls for “general mobilization” in response to the crisis. demographic […]
the dark story of Ségolène Royal’s 5 million euro solar road
MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN – In a small commune in Normandy, this project desired by the then Minister for the Environment came to nothing. Seven years after their installation, the photovoltaic panels were removed in May 2024. In this series of articles, Le Figaro goes in search of lost millions, wasted on useless or ill-sized […]
When “name and shame” promotes good corporate practice
SURVEY – Long payment terms, inequality between men and women, misleading information… The State no longer hesitates to use the Anglo-Saxon method of denouncing certain behaviors. They didn’t appreciate the gesture at all. Last August, three agri-food giants were singled out by Bruno Le Maire, who criticized them for not putting their money where their […]
Google, Microsoft, Boeing… Big business rallies behind its favorite candidate in the U.S. presidential election
Donald Trump or Kamala Harris? Dozens of business leaders have publicly displayed their support for one of the American candidates, while companies have generously contributed to their campaigns. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are still neck and neck according to the polls just three days before the American presidential election. Some executives and companies have […]