# François Hollande Back to [[Economic Freedom and Prosperity]] · [[Case Studies/France 75 Percent Tax]] **Role:** President of France, 2012–17 - Socialist politician (b. 1954) ◻. - Campaigned on a 75% tax on income above €1m. Its first version was struck down in December 2012, and it was relaunched as a levy on employers for 2013–14 incomes ✔ (see the case study). - His government let it lapse on Jan 1, 2015 ✔; Manuel Valls confirmed this in London in October 2014 ✔. Key: ✔ confirmed this session · ◻ standard knowledge, not opened this session · ⚠️ unconfirmed.