'We lack everything in France except taxes': Jordan Bardella

Jordan Bardella, president of France’s National Rally, in an exclusive interview with The Telegraph’s Senior Political Commentator Annabel Denham discusses France’s tax system. “France is short on everything except taxes,” he says. “[Yet] every time a problem arises, the solution proposed is to invent a new tax.” Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/07/jordan-bardella-interview-france-small-boats-reform-pact/ ► Sign up to the Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain ► Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ and https://www.youtube.com/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.