French MPs vote for a €0.055 tax on every gigabyte sent to users

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France’s National Assembly has voted to tax companies for every gigabyte of data they send to French internet users. The measure, an amendment to the 2027 budget, would charge content providers €0.055 per gigabyte. Its Socialist authors estimate it would raise €10bn a year. It passed by 11 votes to 10 on Friday, with 14 […]This story continues at The Next Web