French lawmakers approve proposed tax on internet traffic
Politics · First reported 31 Oct, 11:28 · Updated 11:49
A French parliamentary amendment proposes a €0.055-per-gigabyte tax on digital content delivered to subscribers in France; the estimate cited is €10 billion in annual revenue.
- French lawmakers approved an amendment proposing a €0.055 tax per gigabyte of digital content delivered to internet subscribers in France.
- The measure could generate an estimated €10 billion annually, according to the article snippet.
- A French National Assembly page snippet also describes lawmakers as approving a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic.
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- Proposed rate
- €0.055 per gigabyte of digital content delivered to subscribers in France.
- Estimated annual revenue
- €10 billion.
- Companies named
- Google, Meta, Netflix and potentially TikTok.
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