=https://www.thelocal.fr/20180727/france-still-most-taxed-country-in-euand-the-gap-is-widening
French workers had reason to celebrate on Friday because July 27th heralded « tax freedom day », meaning everything they earn until the end of the year is theirs to keep. The downside is that the French are still the most heavily taxed citizens in the EU. … This is according to a study by pro-free-market think tank Institut Economique Molinari, which for the ninth year running is looking at the actual tax and social burden faced by the average employee in the European Union.
