senators advocate the creation of a new tax on the sale of video games to finance aid to the French production measurements of these games, which suffered job losses, according to a Senate report presented Tuesday. Highlighting the difficulties of the French video game industry, rapporteurs André Gattolin (ecologist) and Bruno Retailleau (UMP) suggest “the taxation of all games sold new in the physical market” in France to support the sector. Read the report of the Senate: “Video Games: an innovative cultural industry for our territories” The levy, which would be “worth a few cents or tens of cents per game “,” would supply a fund managed by the CNC “(National Film Centre), today primarily responsible to fund the film, in order to” provide financing to the French creation in the video game industry “according to the report information of senators. This tax does not affect the games sold online, or pre-owned games, say the authors. While the the French video game industry represents only about 5,000 direct jobs, 15,000 against it fifteen years ago, and suffered the brunt of competition from Canada, including the report “proposals that try to build a chain” said Bruno Retailleau. “The issue of employment is central”, but video games are also “the first French cultural practice, we can not leave this area to the edge of the road,” adds André Gattolin.
collapse of French industry
Given the difficulties of distribution of small publishers, reporters still propose the creation of a platform to promote and distribute games “made in France”. The National Union of gaming (SNJV), representing the professional sector, welcomed the proposals senators, while expressing reservations about the new tax. “We have engineers outstanding quality and exceptional artists, it is not normal that France is no longer an industry leader,” commented Nicolas Bensignor, member of the Board of SNJV.
