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01.08.2022 - 13:03 / deadline.com
The French government’s controversial move to abolish the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee is due to be voted on by France’s upper house this week.
The ending of the fee, currently set at 138 euros ($141) a year, is included in wider budget rectification legislation tackling the cost-of-living crisis.
The move to abolish the fee follows an election promise by President Emmanuel Macron in March during his presidential campaign and is seen as setting a precedent for other European territories such as the U.K., where the license fee is also under review.
The minority government of Macron’s Renaissance party led by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne managed to push the TV license fee measure through the lower house on July 23, with 170 votes to 57, thanks to the support of centre-right opposition party Les Republicains (LR).
The bill is expected to face stronger opposition from the 348 members of the centre-right-dominated upper house, which was due to address the matter in a public debate on Monday (August 1) afternoon.
The upper house is rushing to vote on the entire package of measures included in the budget rectification legislation by August 6, ahead of the parliamentary summer recess running August 7-24.
There are concerns about the plans to abolish the TV license from all political quarters of the upper house for different reasons.
The fee, which generates most of the funding for France Télévisions, Radio France, Franco-German broadcaster Arte and international TV channels France 24 and RFI, raised some $3.1b in 2020 to which the government added an additional $666m.
A key sticking point in the Senate is the government’s plan to replace the lost income by dipping into revenues raised by value-added tax (VAT).
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will reportedly host a three-day wedding celebration for their friends and family this weekend, one month after they tied the knot in Las Vegas. A source revealed to Page Six on Monday that the three-day “intimate celebration for family and friends” will begin with a rehearsal dinner on Friday, followed by the wedding ceremony on Saturday. The couple will reportedly conclude the weekend on Sunday with a barbecue and picnic.
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Ben Affleck is living his best life! While out and about in Santa Monica, California, the 49-year-old actor had his new wife, Jennifer Lopez, in one arm and a bag of Dunkin Donuts goodies in the other!Affleck, who has been photographed on numerous occasions with Dunkin products, and Lopez have both returned to California after their trip to Paris, France, following their Las Vegas wedding. During this recent outing, the newlyweds shared a kiss and, in addition to their donut run, took their kids to Huckleberry Cafe in Santa Monica.
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French senators approved controversial government legislation abolishing the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a two-hour late-night debate.
Taika Waititi and Rita Ora seem to react to something across the street while leaving a dinner date in Paris, France on Friday (July 29).
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Jennifer Lopez has been spotted out and about with her new husband Ben Affleck as they enjoy their honeymoon in Paris. J.Lo, 53, made the trip to the French capital with the Batman actor, 49, after their Vegas wedding earlier this month, and the pair have looked suitably loved-up during their romantic getaway.The couple were spotted getting dinner at Le Flore en l'Île on Monday evening, with J-Lo looking stunning as she flaunted her honeymoon wardrobe.
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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have been enjoying a romantic honeymoon in Paris after they eloped to Las Vegas and tied the knot last week. Whilst honeymoons are supposed to be a happy time, Ben, 49, has been spotted breaking down in tears and being comforted by his new wife Jennifer, 53, whilst they were at a private dinner in the French capital.
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French MPs have voted to end the TV licence fee as part of a bill aimed at tackling the country’s cost of living crisis, in a move that has provoked fears over the future independence of French state broadcasters.
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