France plans per-gigabyte internet tax
The gist
France's National Assembly voted 11-10 to adopt a €0.055-per-gigabyte tax on internet traffic delivered to French subscribers.
The measure is one budget amendment, opposed by the government and facing the Senate.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026Socialist deputy Laurent Lhardit tabled amendment I-1358 to the 2027 finance bill, with 67 co-signatories.
- Oct 30, 2026The National Assembly adopted the amendment 11 to 10, with 14 abstentions, setting a tax of €0.055 per gigabyte; 35 of 577 deputies took part.
- Nov 1, 2026Reports described the measure as an amendment in first reading of the 2027 budget, not yet law, with the government opposed.