French ‘pigeons’ in flutter over tax rise

Article reported that François Hollande’s Socialist government was facing a new tax revolt in early October 2012 in the form of a viral online campaign by small French entrepreneurs furious about a jump in capital gains taxes introduced in the proposed 2013 Budget.

Website: ISAI http://www.isai.fr/in_a_nutshell/about_us.html

Blog: The Rude Baguette, 1.10.12: The Pigeon Movement – A rallying cry for French startups http://www.rudebaguette.com/2012/10/01/the-pigeon-movement-frances-last-hope-for-startups/

ESO: Background information: French government unveils tax-and-slash 2013 budget http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-government-unveils-tax-and-slash-2013-budget/

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