France’s National Assembly voted on Saturday to approve a government bill that scraps a TV license fee financing nearly 85 of the annual budgets of French public broadcasters. These comprise France Televisions, France 24, Arte and Radio France, among others.
The bill was put forward by newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron during his campaign as part of several measures aimed at “increasing the buying power of French households.”
Under the amendments passed by the National Assembly with 170 votes to 57, public broadcasting will now be financed by a “fraction” of the Vat, which will amount to €3.7 billion (3.8 billion), according to the news outlet Rfi.
The license fee, which was created 70 years ago to help fund French public radio and TV channels, applied to each household that owned a TV set and cost €138 per year. It brought in approximately between €3.2 billion and €3.5 billion per year and financed most of the services of...
The bill was put forward by newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron during his campaign as part of several measures aimed at “increasing the buying power of French households.”
Under the amendments passed by the National Assembly with 170 votes to 57, public broadcasting will now be financed by a “fraction” of the Vat, which will amount to €3.7 billion (3.8 billion), according to the news outlet Rfi.
The license fee, which was created 70 years ago to help fund French public radio and TV channels, applied to each household that owned a TV set and cost €138 per year. It brought in approximately between €3.2 billion and €3.5 billion per year and financed most of the services of...
- 7/25/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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