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2,017 billion <\/b>\u20ac<\/b> in lending <\/b>to the economy at the end of 2014, i.e. an increase of 2.3% year-on-year.\n
(Banque de France, Stat Info, Loans to households and France-based non-financial corporations, March 2015)<\/i>\n
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1,770 billion <\/b>\u20ac<\/b> in bank deposits <\/b>from non financial residents hedl by credit institutions in France, at the end of 2014.\n
(Banque de France, March 2015)<\/i>\n
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15.5%<\/b>. This is the household savings <\/b>ratio at year-end 2014.\n
(INSEE, March 2015)<\/i>\n
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37,863 banks branches in 2013.<\/b>\n
(ECB, August 2014)<\/i>\n
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58,638 cash machines<\/b> and ATMs in 2013, i.e. 892 machines for every 1 million inhabitants.\n
(ECB, August 2014)<\/i>\n
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18 billion payment<\/b> transactions per year.\n
(ECB, August 2014)<\/i>\n
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900 million <\/b>\u20ac<\/b> contributed to the general budget in 2014 due to the Systemic Risk Tax.<\/b>\n
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More than 15 billion <\/b>\u20ac<\/b>. This is the estimated contribution amount by French banks to the European Single Resolution Fund.<\/b>\n
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54%<\/b> of net income before tax<\/b>: this is the average tax burden for the last three years (excluding social security costs) for banks in France.\n
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2,017 billion \u20ac in lending to the economy at the end of 2014, i.e. an increase of 2.3% year-on-year. (Banque de France, Stat Info, Loans to households and France-based non-financial corporations, March 2015) 1,770 billion \u20ac in bank deposits from non financial residents hedl by credit institutions in France, at the end of 2014. 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