ocr: Wealth and income disparities in France are higher than 11 most OECD countries. The Socialists narrowed the gap a little with the introduction ofthe legal minimum wage ("le SMIC").Most tax is indirect -: a - result ofa long French tradition ofincome-tax evasion - which hits the poor and rich equally. France has a fairly rigid class structure, although social mobility is increasing. The wealthy favor expensive French, German and British cars, and take exotic holidays to the Himalayas, the Andes and Polynesia.
