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Politics● LowSep 5 · Sep 5, 2026, 10:36 AM

French left renews push to raise inheritance taxes, from forced philanthropy to wealth transfer cap

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe

From the CFDT trade union to presidential candidates Raphaël Glucksmann and Marine Tondelier, the idea of increasing inheritance taxes is back on the table. The far-right Rassemblement National opposes it. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is considering another option: compulsory philanthropy for large inheritances.

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