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what about taxation?
how easy can I take money out of the company?
how easy is it to close a business?
couldn’t find anything on the website. is there a gov.uk equivalent i could check?
I am French and I applaud at any initiative to help the part of the French economy not under the government control (circa 45%)! 1. But even if my browser is set to English, I see French on https://embauche.beta.gouv.fr/ and most of the issues on the Github repository are written in French! What signal do you want to send? 2. As one can find on " https://embauche.beta.gouv.fr/" the employee gets only half of what the…
I'm not sure what you mean by "deep pockets" of the "Sécurité Sociale" (is it "deep" in the sense that it's seen as bottomless, has a rather big deficit for parts of it, and it kinda assumed to be bailed out by taxpayer ; or "deep" because someone keeps the money ?) Also, we have to make one thing clear about the whole system in France, that's quite different from other places: your employer does not pay for your ret…
You can either save for yourself (ie in mandatory pension funds) and have a risk of bankruptcy (with some governmental cover, but can't expect 100%), or have a system where current workers pay pensions for current retirees, or some mix of those. And all you can do is hope hard that once you retire, there will be enough people working for your pension (it won't). You have to save/invest aside to be really safe in 20-30 years - not really great social system if you ask me. Expect retirement age to be raised gradually exactly because this is failing.
It is utterly unsustainable, demographic curve and raw numbers won't let you do miracles, and you can't rely on pure immigration to fix this these days.
Happy to be in the system which doesn't work like that, I can see how much I have spared, what is the projection for retirement etc. I can decide when I to retire and manage with what I have saved.
If you're located near Paris, we are starting a new meetup about programming and startups. The first drink will be held the 6 november near Bastille (where the French Revolution started):
http://meetup.com/dailyprog/events/tmsrjqyxpbjb
I hope some people from Beta Gouv will come. I do my best to promote that new community (especially towards VCs).
Feedbacks and insights are welcome :-)
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Same here. I left because France is not attractive indeed. And I also agree core changes are needed to make France attractive for entrepreneurs. At the same time, the points that OP makes are still valid :). For someone that wants to open a company, social aids and healthcare access can matter. Other countries are more open than France is, but it doesn't make France a black hole where nobody can make a good career. T…
You're right that this initiative is one step in the right direction. I don't want my comments perceived as too negative. I'm one of the people singing "Let's make France great again!"
I am French and I applaud at any initiative to help the part of the French economy not under the government control (circa 45%)! 1. But even if my browser is set to English, I see French on https://embauche.beta.gouv.fr/ and most of the issues on the Github repository are written in French! What signal do you want to send? 2. As one can find on " https://embauche.beta.gouv.fr/" the employee gets only half of what the…
The source of that website is the French law anyway, the code is just for reference, you have to understand French to do business in France.
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The median salary is around 1800 euros for workers[1]. Not sure where you got the 1200 euros figure from. [1] https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/3135908
No that is not the median salary but average salary: In addition they are increased as if their were for 1600h/year (équivalent temps plein)
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That's because in France you get indirect salary as well whereas in other countries you have to pay some of those things from the indirect salary from your own pocket. To compare to a US salary, I would personally add 30 to 40% to those raw figures to reflect external costs. > Something else to note is also employment laws, which are way more strict in France and makes it either extremely expansive or just impossible…
There is no concept of indirect salary I am aware of. Do you mean that medical insurance is paid straight out of your salary to the state? This is a huge benefit to US, but only US - all european countries apart from Switzerland have this, and many other palces around the world too. Or you mean social insurance? Same story, you pay it from the money your employer pays you, its just that you don't do it by yourself -…
This is amazing. I wish such site was available in french when I created my company, you should consider it.
what are the advantages of opening an llc in france compared to the US/UK/HK? what about taxation? how easy can I take money out of the company? how easy is it to close a business? couldn’t find anything on the website. is there a gov.uk equivalent i could check?