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Le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu prononce son premier discours de politique générale, devant l'Assemblée nationale le 14 octobre 2025. Le Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu prononce son premier discours de politique générale, devant l'Assemblée nationale le 14 octobre 2025. © Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters

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Issued on: 31/10/2025 - 11:17Modified: 31/10/2025 - 11:20

French MPs are set to debate the "Zucman tax", a blanket tax on the ultra-rich named after the economist which theorised it. It is an important day for the French government, as the Socialist party could withdraw its support if this measure or an equivalent is not voted through. FRANCE 24's Antonia Kerrigan breaks it down for us from the National Assembly in Paris.

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