French MPs Block Proposed Insurance Levy to Fund Migrant Riot Damage

French MPs Block Proposed Insurance Levy to Fund Migrant Riot Damage

France’s parliament has become embroiled in a fresh row over who should pay for the damage caused by riots, after the right-wing nationalist Rassemblement National (RN) succeeded in blocking a proposed insurance surcharge. The amendment, adopted by the National Assembly’s finance committee, removes a planned “riots surcharge” on home insurance policies that was intended to help fund repairs after large-scale unrest. RN MP Matthias Renault hailed…