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France wants Google fines to offset EU budget contributions
Original: France says Google fines should cut what EU countries pay into the budget
France has proposed that fines imposed on Google by the European Union should be used to reduce the amount member states pay into the EU budget. The suggestion would redirect competition penalty revenues away from general EU funds and toward lowering national contributions. The idea touches on long-running debates over how the bloc should use multibillion-euro antitrust fines against major US tech firms.
Why now: Ongoing EU budget negotiations and repeated large antitrust fines on Google make the proposal for redirecting that money to member states a live topic.
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