French Budget Cuts VAT Thresholds, Sparking Outrage

The 2025 French budget lowers VAT thresholds for self-employed workers.
The change affects auto-entrepreneurs, a simplified business setup.
The new threshold is €25,000 for all sectors.
This will force up to 250,000 self-employed workers to charge VAT.
Critics argue this will lead to price increases for customers.
The Rassemblement National claims self-employed workers will have to charge 20% more.
The Fédération des auto-entrepreneurs believes the change will lead to increased fraud.
The LFI is proposing a law to cancel the change.

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