IFP Newsletter

Issue 015: 2nd July 2007

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Government Gives Details of Inheritance Tax Reforms

The French government has published further details of its proposed reform of inheritance taxes, which includes a complete exemption from the tax between husband and wife.

Inheritance

Doctors Found Guilty of Drugs Trafficking

Seven doctors, a chemist, and around twenty patients, have been found guilty in a Marseilles court of trafficking medical drugs between France and South East Asia.

Doctors

Obligatory Surveys for All Lettings

If you are planning to let your French home this summer, then you are now obliged to have specialist surveys undertaken.

Surveys

Patients to Face Increased Health Charges

The government is proposing to introduce new charges for patients, as it looks to make savings of €1 billion in health costs.

Health Charges

French Women Do Get Fat

Despite well-publicised claims to the contrary, French women do get fat, and they are getting fatter, as are men, according to a recent study carried out by the French national statistical office INSEE.

Weight

IFP Releases Guide to Personal Taxation in France

We are pleased today to announce the release of our Guide to Personal Taxation in France.

Taxation Guide