François Hollande

Former president of France; deputy, Socialistes et apparentés

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Born: August 12, 1954, Rouen

Party: Socialist Party

Education: Panthéon-Assas University Paris, Paris Institute of Political Studies, HEC Paris

Previous offices: Member of the European Parliament, member of the general council

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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French Assembly backs per-gigabyte tax on streaming and cloud traffic

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Among the 68 signatories of amendment I-1358

France's National Assembly voted 11-10 on October 30 to charge content providers €0.055 for every gigabyte they send to internet users in France. The amendment, filed three weeks earlier by Socialist deputy Laurent Lhardit, would add a tax on "digital data producers" to the French tax code.

Updated Oct 31