5th June 2017 is a notable anniversary for the Bank of England and British savers – it marks 100 months since the Sterling interest rate was cut to the historic low of 0.5%.
What does the election of Emmanuel Macron as the new French president mean for the currency markets and the Brexit negotiations?
If you are a resident of France, you should be registered with a specific doctor, a médecin traitant. If you do not have a nominated GP, you will receive less money back from the Assurance Maladie (National Health) via your care vitale.
Now that Britain’s divorce from the EU has officially begun, will we soon know more about what Brexit means for expatriates in France?
By Jan West How do you pack for your summer holiday trip ? Do you travel light or do you take everything just in case? As time goes on and we travel more and for…
Where a Bank holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, many small businesses will ‘faire le pont’ (make a bridge) and take Friday or Monday off too to ;make a long weekend. This rarely applies to large shops, supermarkets etc, many of whom no longer close for most of the public holidays.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered a major bombshell on Tuesday morning when she announced the intention to hold a snap election on June 8th. The news sent shockwaves through the currency market and sent the pound to a succession of multi-week and multi-month highs.
The French tax year extends from 1st January to 31st December.
It is up to you to complete your own tax return (la déclaration des impots) and hand it in for the deadline, usually on or around 31st May. Failure to meet the deadline could mean a fine of up to 10% of your unpaid tax bill, and the French tax officials are not known for their charitable acts!
Although the pound didn’t have much of an initial reaction to the UK’s latest inflation data, GBP later surged against is rivals as geopolitical developments left investors wary of higher-risk currencies.
Although the pound didn’t have much of an initial reaction to the UK’s latest inflation data, GBP later surged against is rivals as geopolitical developments left investors wary of higher-risk currencies.