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Oxfam takes France to court over 'tax inequality': 'Problem' with tax system, public service funding

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"Today in France a billionaire pays less taxes proportionally than a nurse or a firefighter," explains Yakoub. She challenges the foundations of France's fiscal system, arguing that the growing concentration of wealth and preferential tax treatment of the ultra-rich are undermining the constitutional principle of equality before taxation. As Oxfam pursues legal action against the French state, Yakoub describes a widening disconnect between the government's efforts to attract investment and its ability to finance public services, address poverty and…

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Sally Rooney books cannot be sold in UK amid Palestine Action ban: publisher

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the group, which was banned as a "terrorist" organisation by the UK government in July 2025. It is not banned in Ireland, where Rooney lives. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Alan Greene, Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights at the Birmingham Law School.

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