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The grim picture of France's widening poverty gap

While the number of people living in poverty in France rises, and the standard of living for the vast majority of the population has either fallen or stagnated, a minority of the richest income earners have become better off, according to the latest study of ‘Household income and wealth’ published this week by the French national institute of statistics and economic studies, INSEE. Martine Orange analyses the grim figures.

25 April 2013 à 19h14

While the number of people living in poverty in France is increasing, and the standard of living for the vast majority of the population either fell or stagnated, a minority of the richest income earners have become better off, according to a study published this week by the French national institute of statistics and economic studies, INSEE.

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