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France Passes Per-GB Data Tax
France voted 11-10 to approve a €0.055 per gigabyte internet tax on firms like Netflix and YouTube, potentially raising €10B yearly.
Key points
- French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 (5.5 cents) for every gigabyte of data that companies like Netflix and YouTube send to French users.
- The vote was 11 to 10, with only 35 of 577 lawmakers present.
- Supporters say it could raise up to €10 billion a year, while the French government opposed it, warning it would hit smaller French companies hardest.
- VLC says the tax would cost it over €1 million a year.
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Pulse Monde @PulseMonde 3,872
France's National Assembly passed an amendment to tax digital data producers 5.5 cents per GB, targeting up to €10B a year and hitting Netflix, YouTube and cloud services.
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Polymarket @Polymarket 1,619
French lawmakers vote to tax Netflix, Google, Meta and others €0.055 per GB of data sent.
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Reaction on X: Most replies were critical, arguing the cost will be passed on to subscribers and that video quality will suffer. One commenter noted the contradiction that French lawmakers approved the tax while the French government opposed it.
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