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by umanwizard 3809 days ago
France spent a third of its budget on bombing Syria? Seriously?
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seren 3809 days ago
The income tax is a tiny part of France budget. Most of its revenue is a combination of VAT, energy tax, corporate taxes, etc.
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umanwizard 3809 days ago
So what does it mean to say that the EUR 800 came from income tax? Doesn't everything (mostly) just go into one general fund?
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