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French ministers disclose personal wealth

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In a bid to "moralize" politics after the revelation that France's top tax collector was himself dodging the tax man, President Francois Hollande ordered his entire Cabinet, 38 ministers, to disclose their finances. Among the disclosures posted online April 15 were Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius' three properties, including a Paris apartment worth 2.75 million Euros (¥356 million).

Polls show a majority of the French approve of the government's transparency bid, but critics said it was a sideshow at best, and an infringement of privacy at worst. (AP)

フランス閣僚が初の資産公開

前予算担当相の脱税疑惑を受けて、フランスのオランド大統領は全閣僚38人に資産公開を命じ、4月15日、公開された。フランスで閣僚の資産公開は初めて。

The Japan Times ST: April 26, 2013