http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/15/new-taxes-on-un-green-goods/ An American in France writes about the good, the bad and the quirky Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/15/new-taxes-on-un-green-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-857743 Bob Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:44:11 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=1481#comment-857743 Just what France needs, another bunch of taxes. Just what France needs, another bunch of taxes.

]]> http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/15/new-taxes-on-un-green-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-857716 Calimero Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:53:50 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=1481#comment-857716 They're probably rescuing the banks... Even with the huge fees that they take from their customers, they manage to lose money... They’re probably rescuing the banks… Even with the huge fees that they take from their customers, they manage to lose money…

]]> http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/15/new-taxes-on-un-green-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-857677 Pascal Tempier Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:52:28 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=1481#comment-857677 That will possibly help paying for the bad computations they did with the green bonuses and maluses on cars which costed so far 200 millions euros. That will possibly help paying for the bad computations they did with the green bonuses and maluses on cars which costed so far 200 millions euros.

]]> http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/2008/09/15/new-taxes-on-un-green-goods/comment-page-1/#comment-856632 milto Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:22:12 +0000 http://www.whytraveltofrance.com/?p=1481#comment-856632 Ok great but just adding a few cents on those products will not stop people from buying them. Then, the question is, what does the government do with the money collected? I am a bit worried that it is not used to protect the environment in any way but for other purposes. I could be wrong but... Ok great but just adding a few cents on those products will not stop people from buying them.
Then, the question is, what does the government do with the money collected? I am a bit worried that it is not used to protect the environment in any way but for other purposes.
I could be wrong but…

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