Re:How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France
by krstf13 on Friday August 21, 2020 @04:53PM
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Nope,that’s not correct. Even in English health insurance is not tax, unemployment insurance is not tax...
And by the way what you call ‘charges’ is historically‘cotisations’ (fees).
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Re:How I got the French Tech Visa to start my company in France
by hansvm on Monday August 24, 2020 @11:58AM
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In my circle of acquaintances, the distinction lies not in what the money is funding (e.g. health care), but in where it's going:
Health coverage goes to some entity that isn't the government and is usually optional, so it's viewed as a benefit and taken into account when computing total compensation.
Unemployment insurance on the other hand is taken out of every paycheck and handed to the government without an opt-out. Yes, of course you get something for it; the whole point of taxes is that society gets something in return. They're still taxes.