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S U B S C R I B E
Tuesday, 15 May, 2012
More French investors eye Jura for attractive towns, taxes
The French with a bit of money to invest have been peering over the border for a couple of years now. The canton of Jura in particular has caught their eye. Since January this year, a high speed train connection puts it within just over two hours of Paris. The canton also offers lots of investment opportunities, but above all, it goes easy on taxes. And with the new left wing regime now in power in France, the number of new arrivals is growing fast. What does this mean for Jura’s economy and the cost of living? WRS’s Lucas Chambers reports from the town of Porrentruy:
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