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Taxes on Lottery Winnings in France: A Paradise for Winners?

Good news for France fans: Lottery winnings are tax-free. But watch out for the wealth tax on real estate!

December 20, 20258 min read

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How France Built a Lottery That Doubles as a National Heritage Fund

First drawn in 1976 at the Théâtre de l'Empire in Paris, the modern French Loto has spent five decades quietly evolving — but the most distinctive feature isn't the format. It's the way the lottery has been woven into the financing of France's cultural heritage, through a mechanism called Mission Patrimoine, that doesn't really exist in the German, British or Spanish equivalents.

December 10, 202512 min read