the French income tax rate increases

[Yelnoc]

Set salaries at 999,999.99

Do you really think there is a jump in tax liability once a threshold is reached? )

Instead of having one executive making 1.1 Mil and another making 700 K, they might even them out a bit so they're both below the 1 Million mark.  Companies might also set more salaries below one million and add more untaxed benefits. 

Hurray for the stock option?