The French consider taxation too burdensome and increasingly distrust the state, yet 79% still view paying taxes as a civic duty. Authorities recorded 90 cryptocurrency-related cases between January and mid-August 2026, equivalent to one every two and a half days, along with 223 arrests and 126 people jailed between January and July. Mandatory levies reached 43.6% of gross domestic product in 2025, while 58% of the French say they are dissatisfied with public services. Despite rising violence and continued high confidence in hospitals, the gendarmerie and the police, no indicator yet demonstrates an actual breakdown in tax civic duty.
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