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TotalEnergies last month said a €1.99 per litre cap on fuel prices, originally due to expire at the end of 2023, would be extended at all its petrol stations in France beyond December 31

TotalEnergies to keep cap on French fuel prices in 2024

TotalEnergies will keep a €1.99 per litre cap on French fuel prices throughout 2024, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today, after the government's budget bill did not extend a windfall tax on energy firms.

Business • 18 Oct 23

France, Germany protest US subsidies on Washington trip

France and Germany's economy ministers said they would push for the US Inflation Reduction Act to embrace European companies as fully as possible as they headed into talks with their Washington counterparts today.

Business • 07 Feb 23

EU to adopt corporate tax with or without Hungary

EU member states will adopt plans for a minimum corporate tax rate in the bloc in the coming months regardless of whether holdout nation Hungary backs the reform, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today.

Business • 30 Jun 22

Both Tiffany and LVMH have started a legal battle regarding the state of the deal

French Finance Minister backs LVMH-Tiffany intervention

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has today backed an intervention by the country's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in French luxury goods giant LVMH's plans to back out of a takeover of US jeweller Tiffany.

Business • 14 Sep 20

France heading for worst recession since World War 2

France is facing its deepest recession since the end of World War II because of the widespread lockdown to stem the coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned today.

Business • 06 Apr 20

EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has said the bloc would 'stand together with France' in the dispute with the US

Paris, US have 15 days to settle digital tax row

France and the US have given themselves 15 days to settle a dispute over the taxation of US tech giants, French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said today.

Business • 07 Jan 20

Libra could cause risks to consumers and financial stability, warns French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire

France urges EU rules on cryptocurrencies

The European Union should create a common set of rules for virtual currencies, currently largely unregulated in the bloc, to counter risks posed by Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra, France's Finance Minister said today.

Business • 13 Sep 19

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said they are determined to implement a tax on the largest digital companies

France sticking to guns over digital tax plans

France is to stick to plans for a tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple, despite displeasure in the United States and a lack of agreement across the EU.

Business • 05 Apr 19

French propose 'equalisation tax' for internet firms

French Finance minister Bruno Le Maire will present proposals to tax large internet based companies on their turnover - not their profits - to EU finance ministers at an informal Ecofin meeting in Estonia tomorrow.

Business • 18 Sep 17

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