Invited to France Inter on Wednesday, François Hollande recalls, when the abolition of the royalty on public broadcasting is mentioned, the need, according to him, for an “assigned tax”.
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“I am against tax cuts”, reacts François Hollande Wednesday March 9 on France Inter. The former head of state was questioned about Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to abolish the royalty on public broadcasting if he is re-elected. “Today talking about tax cuts at a time when so much effort is needed to change our energy model, to promote education, to ensure health, but what does lowering taxes mean? ?”asks the former head of state.
“The royalty was undoubtedly in its aged, not to say worn, modality, but it requires an earmarked tax”says François Hollande. “Tell the French ‘you can have a public service, but you won’t pay for it’ or ‘you will pay it out of the global budget’, what are called multiannual programming laws, their principle is precisely not to be respected.
“Rather than talking about a tax cut, it is important to say that there is a new earmarked resource that is going to be for the public service.”
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François Hollande believes that“today we need an independent public service when we realize what is also happening in the media landscape.” “The war is also that of information, and we absolutely need reliable information, as far as possible impartial and which does not depend on financial circles”argues François Hollande.