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February 18, 2025

French budget increases labour costs for some startups: ‘We’re destroying lots of jobs’

The much-delayed French budget maintains a key tax exemption — but limits the number of companies eligible

France’s budget saga is drawing to an end as the final part of the much-delayed spending plan for 2025 was given the green light by parliamentarians.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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