◼ More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry data. - Reuters
The newspaper said that the exceptionally high level of taxation was due to a one-off levy last year on 2011 incomes for households with assets of more than 1.3 million euros ($1.67 million).
◼ C’EST LA VIE! THOUSANDS OF WEALTHY FRENCH TAXED MORE THAN THEY EARNED - Dave Urbanski/The Blaze
