Comments on: Quelle Horreur: further reflections on the differences between the French and English public library services https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/06/quelle-horreur-further-reflections-on-the-differences-between-the-french-and-english-public-library-services.html What's happening to your library? Mon, 23 Jun 2014 22:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: librariesmatter https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2014/06/quelle-horreur-further-reflections-on-the-differences-between-the-french-and-english-public-library-services.html#comment-6116 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:25:43 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=7717#comment-6116 The apparently better position of public librarians in France might be connected with the willingness of the French to pay for public services. The tax to GDP ratio in France is 45% compared to 35% in the UK.

See http://www.thelocal.fr/20140616/france-has-third-highest-tax-burden-in-eu

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