French deputies debate a tax on internet data flows
Original title: French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic
Amendment 1358’s backers estimate €10 billion, but the finance rapporteur and the government both advised against it.
During debate on the 2027 finance bill, Laurent Lhardit defended amendment 1358, a tax on digital data flows charged to content providers and measured on volume entering networks in France. He said global platforms would pay most of it and argued it respects net neutrality. Finance rapporteur Philippe Juvin warned platforms could pass costs to advertisers. Public-accounts minister David Amiel said measurement could require traffic sensors and that about half of the proposed yield would hit smaller providers, including French ones. The excerpt ends before a vote.
Unconfirmed: The transcript excerpt does not show whether lawmakers approved the tax.
- Lhardit estimated the tax yield at €10 billion.
- Amiel said €5 billion of that would fall on smaller content providers.
- Lhardit put TF1’s cost at €200,000 to €300,000 under his evaluation.
- Amiel cited existing digital-services tax tools and competition policy instead.
- The European Commission fine on Google of €4.1 billion was cited as background.
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L’ordre du jour appelle la suite de la discussion de la première partie du projet de loi de finances pour 2027 (n os 3210, 3291 rectifié). Mercredi soir, l’Assemblée a poursuivi la discussion des articles du projet de loi, s’arrêtant à l’amendement n o 1358 portant article additionnel après l’article 15, examiné par priorité. Cela commence bien : la parole est à M.
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