French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic

French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigabyte of internet traffic, with an estimated revenue of €10 billion. The tax will be paid by internet service providers, mainly the global giants of the digital world, and is aimed at restoring fiscal equity. The tax will be levied on data traffic, with the exact mechanism, anonymization measures, and revenue allocation to be explained. The lawmakers will discuss the implementation of the tax, including its application to data flows and the impact on internet users.