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Hollande's 75% tax band puzzle

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Le Figaro leads on what it says is Hollande's "casse-tête" (puzzle) about plans to introduce a 75 percent tax band on people earning over 1 million euros. The Élysée has denied a report it could scrap the tax band. And all papers report on the return of Florence Cassez to France after seven years in a Mexican jail on kidnapping charges. Le Parisien says questions about her case remain unanswered.

IN THE PAPERS
By Nicholas RUSHWORTH

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Articles from today’s French press review:

LE FIGARO: 75% tax band embarrasses government

LE PARISIEN: Unanswered questions in Cassez case

LIBERATION: Querelle des liberateurs

LIBERATION: The Tapie Connection?

Paris, c’est tragique!
14/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris, c’est tragique!

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Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0
13/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: International papers react to elections in Pakistan over the weekend. Pakistani papers applaud the voter turnout despite threats from the Taliban. Also, China remembers victims on fifth anniversary of a deadly quake, Benjamin Netanyahu sparks outrage over "bed-gate" and a town in Spain boasts zero unemployment.
Paris c’est magique!
13/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris c’est magique!

FRENCH PAPERS, Mon. 13/05/13: Paris Saint-Germain clinched their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Lyon. Also, François Hollande’s government gears up to tackle pension reform, Ségolène Royal releases a book and French papers react to rising tensions on the border between Turkey and Syria.
'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'
10/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Camps hold Syria’s lost youth'

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 10/05/13: Bangladeshi papers react to a deadly fire in a factory that comes soon after the country’s worst industrial accident. Also, the International Herald Tribune reports on Syria’s lost generation in refugee camps, a controversial opera gets banned and a twist in Turkey's "lipstick gate".
Fillon throws his hat into the ring for 2017
10/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Fillon throws his hat into the ring for 2017

FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 10/05/13: French papers react to François Fillon’s announcement that he plans to run in the 2017 presidential election "no matter what". Also, Libération investigates the use of chemical weapons in Syria and L’Humanité takes a closer look at Chairman Mao’s controversial granddaughter.

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