The Anonymous Widower

Hollande Shows He’s A True Champagne Socialist!

There seems to be a big row brewing in France, as President Hollande has upped the tax on beer by a whopping 160%.  He left the tax on wine and spirits alone.  Read all about it, here in the Belfast Telegraph. This is the first paragraph.

France is planning heavy tax increases on beer, upsetting brewers – even in other countries.

President Francois Hollande is pushing through legislation to increase taxes on beer by 160% to help fund struggling social security programmes as France tries to lower a budget deficit hit hard by the economic crisis. The tax would affect local brews and the 30% of imported beer the French drink.

I suppose though, I’m not bothered, as I’ve never heard of a gluten-free French beer.  Although, there’s some passable Belgian and Spanish ones.

November 1, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Food, News | Beer, France, Tax