法国国民议会近日投票通过了一项由社会主义集团提出的预算修正案，旨在向向法国用户传输数据的在线内容提供商征收每吉字节0.055欧元的税款 12。该提案在表决中以11票赞成、10票反对的微弱多数获得通过 1。预计该税收最高可为政府带来100亿欧元的收入 12。
受此新规影响的主体包括Netflix、YouTube、Steam、AWS、Cloudflare等提供视频流媒体、游戏分发、人工智能模型、云存储及内容分发网络服务的平台 1。为了平衡税负，法案设置了封顶机制，规定税款不得超过相关企业在法营业额的15%或全球营业额的2% 1。数据流量的测量将由电信运营商负责，并接受法国电信监管机构Arcep和公共财政总局的共同监督 1。
非营利组织VideoLAN面临生存威胁，若该法案实施，其每年成本将增加超过100万欧元 2。尽管国民议会已批准该提案，但其最终立法仍需经过参议院审议，并克服政府此前表达的反对意见及其他行政障碍 1。
The French National Assembly has narrowly approved a budget amendment proposing a new tax on online content providers based on the volume of data transmitted to users in France. The measure, introduced by the Socialist group, sets the rate at 0.055 euros per gigabyte 12. The vote passed with a margin of just one vote, securing 11 votes in favor against 10 against 1.
This legislation aims to generate revenue from major digital platforms such as Netflix, Steam, YouTube, AWS, Cloudflare, and other services providing video, gaming, AI models, cloud storage, and Content Delivery Network (CDN) infrastructure 1. Proponents estimate the tax could yield up to 10 billion euros annually 12. To prevent excessive financial burdens, the bill includes caps limiting the total liability to either 15% of the company's turnover within France or 2% of its global turnover 1.
Implementation would rely on telecom operators to measure data traffic, subject to oversight by Arcep, the French telecommunications regulator, and the General Directorate of Public Finances 1. However, the proposal faces significant hurdles; despite passing the lower house, it still requires approval from the Senate and must overcome reservations expressed by the government 1.
Critics warn that the tax poses an existential threat to non-profit organizations. Specifically, VideoLAN, the developer behind the open-source VLC media player, projects that the law could impose annual costs exceeding 1 million euros, potentially jeopardizing the organization's survival 2.
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