Freedom of Education and Students’ Assessments
by Sylvain C 18 September 2013 0
The more freedom, the better the assessments ! That are the global conclusions of Sylvain Charat, Ph.D when comparing the European data base on school systems Eurydice and the OECD Pisa assessment data base. The freedom of education is measured on 4 main points for each school: the financial (...)
Public Spending Has No Impact On Economic Growth
by Sylvain C 29 May 2013 0
Over 30 to 35% og GDP, except in Scandinavian countries, taxpayers refuse to cover public spending over a 70% threshold. Governemts that have high public spending are entrapped in deficit and debt. Stimulus policies failed. True economic stimulus can be found by less regulation and less public (...)
François Hollande’s Tool Box Destroys Employment
by Sylvain C 28 May 2013 0
The IREF with "Contribuables Associés", the largest French taxpayers association, published a study showing how fiscal pressure destroys employment. The main figures of the study reveal the Government lethal action on companies and jobs: 12.2 bn € of new corporate taxes Tax burden making a 0.5% (...)
EU road safety regulations - high costs and few benefits
by Jacob Arfwedson 14 September 2012 0
New regulations from Brussels for periodical technical inspection (PTI) of automobiles will cost Slovakia’s drivers some 30 million euro, with questionable benefits says Radovan Durana, IREF correspondent in Slovakia (INESS). The major change in the new EU directive is the obligation to take (...)