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French senate votes for increase in taxes on tobacco, gambling and soda
A packet of cigarettes will cost on average €12.70 next year if propositions are included in final budget
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Comment: The decline of French winter resorts is no bad thing
Nick Inman says it is high time to let nature reclaim the mountains
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Fact check: Does France offer world’s most generous health reimbursement?
It comes after a government spokesperson made the claim this week
NHS amusement
I have lived in France for 12 years and am amused to see how people miss the UK health service.
While I was living in the UK, l had back pain for four months, then was sent back and forth between a doctor and physio, then offered blanket paracetamol.The only way to cure it was to go privately for two spinal injections at a cost of £2,500 each.
I am sorry to admit that the health service in France is far superior to the UK as my wife worked in the NHS as a trained nurse all her life.
Brian Edwards
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