In the amount of 138 euros in mainland France and 88 euros overseas this year, the fee brought in 3.2 billion euros out of the 3.8 billion paid to public audiovisual. Its deletion is a campaign promise of Emmanuel Macron.
Le Monde with AFP
The Senate voted on the night of Monday August 1 in Tuesday August 2, as part of the support measures for purchasing power, the abolition of the TV fee, after a nourished “rotten” debate , according to Roger Karoutchi (LR), on the financing and independence of public audiovisual.
The Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak announced on this occasion “the government’s desire to propose the extension of one year of objectives and means of public audiovisual companies”. This is to “take the time necessary to build the roadmap for public audiovisual” together. The vote was acquired by 196 votes against 147, during the examination at first reading of the amending finance bill for 2022.
In the amount of 138 euros in mainland France and 88 euros overseas this year, the fee brought in 3.2 billion euros out of the 3.8 billion paid to public audiovisual. Its deletion is a campaign promise of the re-elected candidate Emmanuel Macron.
The text plans to allocate to public audiovisual “a fraction” of VAT, for an amount of around 3.7 billion euros, in order to respond to concerns about its financing.
A temporary solution?
The Senate adopted an amendment by general rapporteur Jean-François Husson (LR) to limit this assignment on December 31, 2024. The Minister of Public Accounts Gabriel Attal has recovered to the “wisdom” of the Senate on this point.
The solution proposed by the National Assembly “can only be temporary,” said Husson, who criticized the government for having “sent the end credits before the program begins”. “The truth is that we are still waiting for the audiovisual reform, with a debate on the substance,” insisted Mr. Karoutchi.
“We agree to remove the royalty, the question is how we will finance the public audiovisual tomorrow,” asked Laurent Lafon, centrist president of the Culture Commission. His group wanted the postponement of a year of deletion.
The three left -wing groups have opposed the abolition without success, David Assouline accusing the government for “creating the conditions of weakening” of public audiovisual.
“We are very deeply due to public audiovisual and therefore to its funding,” said socialist Jean-Pierre Sueur, while recognizing that the royalty “today is obsolete”. Public audiovisual “is essential to contribute to the mission of independence” of information, abounded Pierre Ouzoulias (CRCE with a communist majority).