# France regains Europe’s highest tax and social charges burden

https://mins.news/en/video/120604

- France 24 English, 2026-10-29 10:55 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDCPNQdXPFg

> New data puts France’s tax burden at 46% of GDP, the highest in the EU, as national debt continues to rise. Amid street protests over inadequate education funding and declining purchasing power, the government is proposing a meagre minimum-wage increase. The edition also looks at diverging US tech shares as the AI boom drives huge capital spending.

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