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France: credit card tipping growing

In France, where restaurant tipping has never been the big thing it is in North America, talk about it is becoming more common, and possibly more heated as it becomes more common for restaurant card terminals to offer a chance to include a tip. Until now, tipping, where it happens at all, has been a matter of leaving a few coins on the table, and that money has been tax-free for the recipient. Two years ago, the tax exemption was added for card-paid tips as well, but not everyone is happy.

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