Multiple parties are jockeying for position in the aftermath of France's seismic snap election. The leftist New Popular Front (NPF) insists its ideas should be implemented.

Multiple parties are jockeying for position in the aftermath of France’s seismic snap election. The leftist New Popular Front (NPF) insists its ideas should be implemented.

France’s left wing New Popular Front (NPF) - now the largest group in parliament - has called for a prime minister who will implement its ideas including a new wealth tax and petrol price controls.

The leftist alliance secured the most seats in the recent French elections but fell short of the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament.

President Emmanuel Macron’s Together bloc came in second and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party finished third.

France’s parties are now jockeying for position and it’s unclear exactly how things will shake out, but the NPF has insisted it will implement its radical set of ideas.

  • @BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
    17•5 months ago

    Does no one here understand how incone taxes work? The 90% rate is on annual income over €400,000. Average annual income in France was €41,000.

    • @NounsAndWords@lemmy.worldEnglish
      58•5 months ago

      I think the guy you’re responding to is more talking about the distinction between income and capital gains, with income making up far less of the wealthy’s worth than existing investments.

      But yes, a lot of people also have no concept of how tax brackets work.

      • @frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
        10•5 months ago

        Right. Someone with a networth of many millions may only have a yearly income of $100k. Sometimes far less. Different tax systems can also have different definitions of income. Is inheritance income? Are growth stocks that you haven’t cashed in yet income? Are stock dividends income? You can answer yes or no to any of these, but however you answer, you can still structure the tax system around those answers to come to an equitable arrangement.

    • @Dyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      10•5 months ago

      The end result is that basically no one will be subject to this tax bracket.

      It is high enough that everyone at that level will mainly get their real income from stock/loan which aren’t salaries.

      Having this tax bracket or not having it is, basically the same for the super wealthy. The real method to tax them is through capital tax, not income.