法国新政府最近决定将对增值税税率作暂时性提高,提高后增值税税率由现在的18.6％,增加到20％。仅此一举,国家每年将增加400亿法郎的财政收入,如果将税率提高到19.5％。国家可增加250亿法郎的年收入。 一旦此举被确定,影响很巨大。它与近10年来实行的政策相背离。从1989年至1991年,法国的增值税税率明显地降低, The new French government recently decided to temporarily raise the value-added tax rate, which will increase the VAT rate from the current 18.6% to 20%. In one stroke, the country will increase its fiscal revenue by 40 billion francs annually, if the tax rate is raised to 19.5%. Countries can increase their annual income by 25 billion francs. Once the move is confirmed, the impact is huge. It runs counter to the policies that have been practiced for nearly 10 years. From 1989 to 1991, France’s VAT rate dropped significantly,