I thought it was just a proposal, but it actually passed 🤯
France will charge €0.055 per GB on all internet traffic!
🔴 🇫🇷 ALERTE INFO - DU JAMAIS VU: UNE TAXE SUR CHAQUE GIGAOCTET INTERNET VOTÉE À L’ASSEMBLÉE
Les députés ont adopté un amendement prévoyant de taxer les producteurs de données numériques à hauteur de 5,5 centimes par Go transmis.
💰 Objectif affiché : jusqu’à 10 milliards d’euros par an.
Netflix, YouTube, cloud, jeux dématérialisés… les grands services numériques pourraient être concernés, avec un risque de répercussion sur les prix pour les consommateurs.
📌 Source : Assemblée nationale
#France #Budget2027
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L'amendement instaurant cette taxe a été adopté à l'Assemblée par 11 voix contre 10 en première lecture du budget 2027, contre l'avis du gouvernement. Il n'est pas définitif et doit encore franchir les étapes parlementaires suivantes.
assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/amendem…
assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/comptes…
politiquematin.fr/taxe-gigaoctet…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
An amendment for a €0.055/GB tax on data from content providers to French users was narrowly adopted (11-10) in the Assemblée nationale but is not yet law. It targets specific emitters, not all internet traffic.
assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/17/amendem…
frenchbreaches.com/blog/internet-…
lavoixdunord.fr/1750726/articl…
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