levelsio: After France's per-GB traffic tax, Germany eyes taxing AI-generated revenue
AccBalanced · x · 2026-10-31
Indie developer levelsio notes that France announced a €0.055 per GB internet traffic tax, and Germany is now considering taxing all AI-generated revenue. He argues European countries will keep clawing money from foreign companies as pension and welfare costs mount, compounded by planned wealth taxes and exit taxes already active in several EU countries — "Europe is running out of money."
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