FRANCE: Constitutional body rejects 'carbon tax'
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A 'carbon tax' planned for January cannot be applied as it includes too many exemptions, a French government body has ruled, dealing an embarrassing blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy's administration.
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Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income: paper:
More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. Ref. Source 5