French lawmakers seek to add gigabyte tax to internet service providers in 2027 budget

French National Assembly Original/AIReading modeReadingAaPaperAaSepiaAaNightThe lower house of the French Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on Friday to include a tax on "producers of digital data" in the 2027 budget. The lawmakers believe this could result in a net gain of €10 billion per year. The amendment was "tabled by deputy Laurent Lhardit, was passed against the advice of the government and the budget's rapporteur général" and was adopted by 11 to 10 votes, reports Dealroom. The tax would force internet service providers to measure "the volume of data each content provider and content delivery network sends to their customer" and then pay 5.5 cents for every gigabyte they deliver to French users, the outlet said. Those internet service providers named in the amendment to the 2027 budget include Google, Meta, Amazon, Netflix and Akami.These companies alone provide about half the internet traffic in the entire nation.

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