French budget minister to lead government anti-fraud drive |
|
|
|
Published
:
Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:03
|
PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French budget minister Eric Woerth has been put in charge of a campaign to reduce fraud, which the government says costs the state over 30 bln eur a year.Woerth is to lead a newly created anti-fraud body, French presidential spokesman David Martinon said.He said the campaign will notably address benefit fraud, tax evasion and undeclared work.tfn.paris@thomson.comgt/jfrCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stock
Quotes * |
|
NASDAQ
|
|
1384.35 |
+68.23 (
5.07 %)
|
| SYMBOL (
2008-11-21 ) |
| LAST |
CHANGE
|
|
RIO TINTO
(
11:29am )
|
|
2100.00 |
+78.00 (
3.72 %)
|
| SYMBOL (
2008-11-21 )
|
| LAST |
CHANGE
|
|
IBM
(
4:01pm ) |
|
74.88 |
+3.14 (
4.32 %)
|
| SYMBOL (
2008-11-21 )
|
| LAST |
CHANGE
|
|
|
Print this Story
Padoa-Schioppa urges parliament to clear welfare, pension reform by yr-end 