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French lawmakers add $11.2 billion internet tax based on traffic usage to budget, costs $0.06 per gigabyte of content accessed — law still has to pass Senate approval. (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] ravenaspiring@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

France has approved a proposed tax that aims to tax the amount of internet data per gigabyte sent to French users in the country, with major companies like Google, Netflix, TikTok, and Meta now in the crosshairs. According to minutes released by the National Assembly, members voted 11-10 in support of the motion on October 30 — which now means the new law has been added to the country’s next budget, despite major opposition from the government side and the finance committee rapporteur. The law still has to pass through the Senate for final approval. The latest amendment, introduced by socialist lawmaker Laurent Lhardit, could see content providers pay €0.055 (roughly $0.06) to the government for every gigabyte of content distributed to French users.

So not the end user directly, but the companies who deliver the content. Like a fee to access France's users, pay to play.

[–] AliOski@feddit.nl 4 points 1 week ago

Won't pass the Senate, the National Assembly has many more members than just 21