Government spokesman Olivier Vran justified on Wednesday in the Senate the abolition of the audiovisual license fee in the face of criticism from the left, accusing him of paving the way for the far right, which promises to privatize public broadcasting.
We want to guarantee the funding taken from public broadcasting and restore purchasing power to the French, he answered a question from Socialist Senator David Assouline, after the approval by the deputies on Saturday of the abolition of the audiovisual license fee. in the context of the debate on the draft rectified budget.
Have no fear, Mr. Vran added. In order to finance public audiovisual, the parliamentarians, within the framework of the debate, proposed a device which is effectively a part of the VAT (…) until 2025 when it will remain quite possible to arrow entire segments of tax towards special expenses, he said.
3.7 billion taken from VAT
His remarks did not reassure Mr. Assouline: At a time of populist danger, I am so sorry for your demagogic remarks which seek to oppose in an unhealthy way the legitimate aspiration of purchasing power of the French people to the freedom to inform creation , culture, which we need so much to live, he lamented in his right of reply.
Don’t you see that by breaking this dike, you are paving the way for those who want to privatize this public service like Marine Le Pen?, he got carried away.
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After the Assembly at first reading, the Senate must now approve this deletion promised by Emmanuel Macron during the electoral campaign.
The deputies of the majority and LR approved an allocation of a fraction of the VAT, for an amount of approximately 3.7 billion euros, with the aim of responding to concerns about the financing of this sector.
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