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November 13, 2025

‘Enraging self-sabotage’: French tech up in arms over budget proposals

Left-wing parliamentarians push for more tax, stoking debate in French ecosystem


The Assemblée Nationale in Paris

French lawmakers are looking to increase the tax burden on businesses and wealthy individuals –– causing a wave of anger among tech founders and VCs.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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