Wealth Tax
French wealth tax amendment to cover cars, jewellery and yachts
President Macron looks set to amend his French tax reforms after a key-ally said certain high value items should be covered in a reformed wealth tax.
President Macron eases France’s wealth tax for 2018
France is replacing its widely encompassing wealth tax with a new one which is more narrowly focused on property-related assets in draft rules issued by its government.
Spain bows to pressure to introduce nationwide tax rates
Spain has unveiled plans to reform its nationwide tax system amid mounting pressure on the government to address “substantial tax disparities” between the country’s 17 autonomous regions.
France to push ahead with cuts to wealth tax
French president Emmanuel Macron has promised the government will press ahead with promised tax cuts overruling earlier suggestions by prime minister Edouard Phillippe that key campaign policies would be postponed until 2019 as France struggles to contain its public deficit.
France delays tax cuts until 2019 as austerity bites
French prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced that the government will have to delay planned tax cuts until 2019 due to the poor state of the country’s finances.