France is one of the European countries that taxes its motorists the most, with a tax bill estimated at nearly a quarter of their budget. This is a painful figure. According to the Automobile Club Association, reported by the newspaper Le Parisien, nearly a quarter
According to a new survey by the IFOP institute, French people are much more worried about the health risk linked to the Covid-19 epidemic than about the economic threat caused by the spread of the virus. On August 16, a new poll by the IFOP
The cost of living for French students is increasing by 3.69 percent this year, according to figures released by the UNEF union. Housing prices, the main spending element, are rising sharply. Students are also suffering from a drop in their income because of the health
As in the first three months of the year, the unemployment rate in France fell in the second quarter. But the “lockdown effect” had a lot to do with it. This is good news, but it is news that might be interpreted with caution, according
Global wine sales could fall by 13% in 2020 because of the coronavirus. Will the boom in online sales be enough to avoid the disaster? Demonstrations and crisis in Hong Kong (a key hub for wines in Asia) in 2019, Brexit, US sanctions (Trump taxes)
Bernard Arnault, the wealthiest of the French people, has seen his fortune shrink by $26 billion since the beginning of the year to $79 billion. The coronavirus pandemic also had its bitter effect on the richer ones. And the primary victim is none other than
In 2016, Peugeot has announced its return to North America, targeting a decade to do so. The French carmaker then developed its roadmap to return to the United States, speeding up its plans in April 2019 hoping to come back to the market in 2023
After the lockdown, the French government postponed the dates of the 2020 summer sales to allow businesses to rebuild their cash flow with full prices. “Encouraging” for some, “not a great year” for many, or even a real “disaster” for others… Merchants draw a mixed
The major French retail chains now have their stocks of masks well filled, so they have reduced their supply costs. This news should bring down the prices of masks. Until now, it was a major budget for households. Lately, on a shopping list, buying masks
The Secretary of State for Tourism has estimated the losses for French tourism to be at least 30 to 40 billion euros, because of the coronavirus Covid-19 health crisis. Tremendous losses. The Secretary of State for Tourism, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, estimates that the “immediate impact” of