Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to raise taxes for the rich.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has refused to raise taxes for the rich Frenchmen, writes newspaper The Wall Street Journal. With this statement he made to the working lokomotivostroitelnogo plant, go to the open conflict with trade unions: March 19, already they are preparing to hold a nationwide strike to demand help the economy at the expense of additional fees from the rich.
"I was chosen not to raise taxes," - concluded Sarkozy. Earlier, a group of lawmakers in France has proposed to impose additional taxes on those families who receive more than 300 thousand euros per year.
WSJ notes that protecting the rich from tax increases has been a pillar of the presidential campaign, Sarkozy, who is sometimes referred to as "bling-bling president" (from the word bling-bling, meaning in hip-hop culture and slang in general, show great decoration). This is a nickname he received because of the fact that the public likes to show his expensive watch and to enjoy the beach.
During the crisis in many countries in Europe has been debating the possibility of increasing taxes for the rich. In particular, the British government considered the bill, under which all income of more than 150 thousand pounds per year (160 thousand euros) will be taxed at 45 percent.
According to recent opinion polls, one-day strike is ready to support 74 percent of French, transmits AFP. Unions promise to take to the streets a million people - the same as during the strike on 29 January, the largest in the last presidential elections in the country.
Approximately 62 percent of French people dissatisfied with the situation in the economies of France and government measures to resolve the crisis. The unemployment rate in the country has reached eight percent. In the fourth quarter of the GDP of France fell to 1.1 percent.