Tax avoidance

Working ‘on the black’ costs France €10 billion a year

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€5.6bn in unpaid French taxes recovered this year

Figure is a 40% increase on amount collected in the same period in 2018

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Tax avoidance

Working ‘on the black’ costs France €10 billion a year

Americans abroad raise issues over paying US tax and banking problems

French tax office trials social media checks to detect fraud

€5.6bn in unpaid French taxes recovered this year

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