French carbon tax to raise €4bn for green energy by 2016

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Prime Minister confirms details of tax on fossil fuels and announces nuclear levy

France is set to introduce a carbon tax from next year that should generate €4bn from 2016 to fund investments in renewable power and energy efficiency. French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault made...

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