Previously, their taxes were paid a year late. Taxpayers opted for one payment, quarterly payments or monthly payments. In all cases, the sum was based on their income from the previous year, which had the potential to create a big problem if there was a loss of income in the current year.
This year, President Macron decided that the reform, initiated by François Hollande, will go into effect in January 2019.
Note that almost all European countries withhold taxes, rather than having taxpayers pay taxes later.
In any case, today’s article is yet another excuse to advance your French. You may have noticed my use of possessive adjectives in this article. There are 7 of them. Can you spot them?
In the meantime, I’m offering you this interactive quiz. I would like to see you obtain a result of at least 90% three times in a row before choosing another topic to work onto make progress in French.
What does ” et tout et tout ” mean? How do you say ‘ and all that ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
et tout et tout – and all and all. In everyday French, et tout et tout is used with when listing a series of items, and it means ‘and all that’.
« Dans le panier à pique-nique, j’ai mis la baguette, le fromage, les tomates, les œufs durs, la moutarde, les cornichons, et tout et tout. »
“In the picnic basket, I put the baguette, the cheese, the tomatoes, the boiled eggs, the mustard, the gherkins, and all that.”
life through rose-colored glasses – French expression
What does ” la vie en rose ” mean? How do you say ‘ life through rose-colored glasses ’ in French? How is it pronounced? How is it used in a French sentence? Listen to Anne, a French native say it at FrenchHour.com.
la vie en rose – the life in pink – In everyday French, la vie en roseis mostly used with the verb VOIR – to see – and it means ‘to see life through rose-colored glasses’.
« C’est un grand optimiste. Malgré tous ces soucis, il voit la vie en rose. »
“He is a real optimist guy. Despite all these worries, he sees life through rose-colored glasses’.
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