France has introduced a tax on Internet traffic. Representatives adopted another amendment, according to which "digital data producers" are required to contribute 5.5 cents to the budget for every gigabyte that users receive. As the newspaper Le Figaro points out, 11 deputies approved the changes, 10 voted against. At the same time, there are 577 members of parliament in the National Assembly. French carriers are entrusted with controlling the volume of traffic. The potential revenue from the fee is estimated at approximately 10 billion euros per year.

France has introduced a tax on Internet traffic. Representatives adopted another amendment, according to which "digital data producers" are required to contribute 5.5 cents to the budget for every gigabyte that users receive. As the newspaper Le Figaro points out, 11 deputies approved the changes, 10 voted against. At the same time, there are 577 members of parliament in the National Assembly. French carriers are entrusted with controlling the volume of traffic. The potential revenue from the fee is estimated at approximately 10 billion euros per year.