Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Proposed tax hikes in France strike a nerve with top earners http://www.pri.org/stories/business/proposed-tax-hikes-in-france-strikes-a-nerve-with-top-earners-10824.html Business and Economy Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:32:00 -0500 French President Francois Hollande has called for a 75 percent income tax on top earners in France to help lower the country's deficit. The hope is to stave off contagion from other faltering euro zone countries, but the proposal has received harsh criticism from France's business class. PRI: Public Radio International