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Move to Abolish French TV License Faces Rocky Ride In French Senate

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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).

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