Almost 200 bosses gathered at the Maison de la Chimie, in Paris, for the Choose France summit – the first French edition. Bercy wants to succeed” a moment of celebration for those who choose to invest in France and produce domestically“. The Élysée, which has been hosting the Choose France event for foreign investors at the Palace of Versailles for several years, wanted to make it a symbol of French economic dynamism. However, their hearts were not in it, and the tax increases decided in recent weeks further dampened investors’ spirits. But Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu wanted to reassure by suggesting that the tax increase would be lower than the tax increase voted for in the Assembly:“We are frightening parts of the country with taxes that will never be implemented, because they are unconstitutional, because they have no basis”he argued.
very little investment in a context of strong economic instability
