Nowadays, the French president, François Hollande, is called the president of employers. However, he calls himself the president of companies. Thus, the decision of the government to raise the corporate tax, next year, is rather strange. Meanwhile, the government adds that this rise is only temporary. It is one of the means in the fight against the budget deficit. According to the French daily Lemonde, the study of the agency Ernst & Young has shown that this tax rose by 5% between 2009 and 2012. At the same period, the tax fell by 1.67% within the European Union and by 0.38% within the Eurozone. Thus, the France is also considered a solitary cowboy in Europe. The rate of the corporate tax will achieve 38%. In 2012, this tax rose only in Portugal, but the government has announced a progressive lowering for next year. In comparison, the rate of the tax in Slovakia is 23%.