French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sunday said the top Value Added Tax rate would increase to 21.2% Oct. 1, from 19.6%, to fund a decrease in pay-roll taxes on the lowest salaries.

    法國總統薩科齊周日稱(chēng)，從10月1日起，增值稅的最高稅率將由19.6%上調至21.2%，以彌補最低收入人群工資稅下調所帶來(lái)的影響。