Agnès Verdier-Molinié: “Electricity, fuel, housing: what if, to help the middle classes, we stopped with taxes?” France has once again established itself in 2022 as the tax champion in Europe, with a compulsory tax rate 6.1 points higher than the average of its neighbors, compared to 4.8 points a year earlier. Total compulsory deductions in France should reach 46.7% of GDP in 2024 after 46.6% in 2023.

And even more in 2025 with 46.8%.