What changed in France on January 1st

Unemployed people in France will receive 0.9 percent more from their jobseeker allowance (RSA) in 2015. That equates to for one person, for a parent and their child and for a couple with two kids.

France TV licence fee will be bumped up by to a year.

Transport in Paris and the Ile de France region will be 2.9 percent more expensive on average by September 2015. A single ticket will cost and Gray Suede Vicky 120mm a for zone 1 2 will be taxi drivers will charge a minimum for any service and put up their rates by one percent.

Companies will be able to offer their employees a cheque of up to per year per head, entitling workers to use for whatever health or welfare benefit they prefer. The sant isn taxed.

The competitiveness and employment tax credit (CICE), introduced to enhance the competitiveness of businesses in the country, will see work costs drop from four to six percent for employees earning up to a month gross.

France generalized social contribution (CSG), a deduction at source tax on most incomes, will be lowered for some 700,000 people. Up to 460,000 pensioners will also benefit from this social security expenditure as their rating is bumped up from 3.8 to 6.6 percent.

First time home buyers will get a 5.5 percent VAT (TVA) rate on normal properties in new neighbourhoods.

Banks in France will charge slightly more for basic services such as direct debit and cash withdrawals but deduct considerably more for transactions abroad and loans.

In 2015, France will introduce its "compte p a scheme aimed at offering people with difficult working conditions a chance to receive training, work part time or reach an earlier retirement.

French regions Red Leather Vicky Botta 120mm will aim to fight inequality across the country by offering free employment advice and guidance through the new SPRO programme.

Bisphenol A, a chemical compound found in many food products, will be banned in France for its potentially harmful health effects.

Smoke detectors in French households will be Blue Suede Roche Mule 120mm compulsory by law from March 8th. Firemen estimate only 20 percent of homes in France currently have them.

Repeat offenders will have the right to the same automatic Gray Suede Vicky Botta 120mm sentence reduction as first time prisoners.