Europe 1 with AFP 11:28 a.m., June 16, 2022

By agreeing to pay 1.25 billion euros in France, McDonald's avoids criminal prosecution for tax evasion between 2009 and 2020, according to an agreement validated Thursday by the president of the Paris court, Stéphane Noël.

McDonald's has agreed to pay 1.25 billion euros in France to avoid criminal prosecution for tax evasion between 2009 and 2020, according to an agreement validated Thursday by the president of the Paris court, Stéphane Noël.

This judge validated the payment by McDonald's of a public interest fine of 508 million euros, accepted by the fast food group.

McDonald's also approved in May the payment of 737 million euros to the tax authorities to settle its corporate tax evaded by this scheme of tax evasion.

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