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Annan warmly welcomes French decision to tax airline passengers
2005-12-28
Secretary-General Kofi Annan "warmly welcomed" on Tuesday the adoption by the French Parliament of levying a tax on airline tickets issued locally to benefit the health sector in developing countries, urging other countries to follow France's lead with similar measures, his press office said in a statement. "This is a significant step, raising additional sources of innovative financing in support of the efforts by developing countries to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)s," the statement said. "The Secretary-General strongly urges other countries to follow France's lead with similar measures," the statement added.
"Yasss, yass. The French have got it going on."
Taxing airline passengers will begin next July.
You get the sense that the French are desparately trying to equate themselves with Senegal ...
Posted by:Seafarious

#6  This is, of course, after the French have refused to cut the massive subsidies paid to their farmers and allowed farm products from developing countries into their markets.
Posted by: DoDo   2005-12-28 12:58  

#5  NOW ARE FRENCH SOCIALISTS WILFULLY TAXING THE LOCALS TO PREVENT ANY ESCAPE FROM FRANCE

JOE 2008!
Posted by: Leon Clavin   2005-12-28 11:17  

#4  Next news release will be Goofie's son will be running the program for France. God thore has got to be more than one rational guy living in France, Moose youe the only one I know.
Posted by: 49 pan   2005-12-28 08:16  

#3  At least in California, Gays-Lesbians and other Alternatists are NOT being forced to stay and pay higher local-state taxes by the over-Socialized, tax-heavy State Govt led by Da Arnuuuuulllddd.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-12-28 02:51  

#2  Well now this is a'mighty interestin' =- French naval propellers have a history of falling off the CHARLES DE GAULLE; they're have serious probs paying for regular workdays, vacations, and sick-days, let alone burying the dead or aborted fetuses; the Muslims are rioting due to lack of jobs, opportunity, andor Govt-sponsored benefits; so NOW ARE FRENCH SOCIALISTS WILFULLY TAXING THE LOCALS TO PREVENT ANY ESCAPE FROM FRANCE!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-12-28 02:48  

#1  Secretary-General Kofi Annan "warmly welcomed" on Tuesday the adoption by the French Parliament of levying a tax on airline tickets issued locally to benefit the health sector in developing countries, urging other countries to follow France's lead with similar measures, his press office said in a statement.

Screw you, Goo-fi. Keep your slimy hands out of our pocketbooks, idiot.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-12-28 00:56  

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