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The bill to regulate furnished tourist accommodation was voted on Thursday, November 7, in the National Assembly. Thanks to an argument taken up almost word for word by the RN, Airbnb tried one last time to torpedo the text.
Paris. On Thursday, the French Parliament passed a law for greater regulation of the offer of holiday accommodation such as Airbnb, reducing the tax advantages to this type of rent and strengthening its control by the municipalities. The aim is not to prohibit, but to “regulate” these accommodations, which are a “necessary activity in the tourist areas” but which “is becoming out of control”, defended during the long parliamentary procedure the …
The bill aimed at better framing and regulating short-term rentals was definitively adopted by the Assembly on November 7, almost two after being initiated in particular by the deputy of Quimper Annaïg Le Meur. Only far-right deputies voted against this text, which plans to cut the tax advantage granted to rental companies of tourist accommodation, such as Airbnb.
French parliament approves Bill to rein in tourist rentals
PARIS: The French parliament on Thursday (Nov 7) approved a Bill aimed at tightening the regulation of tourist accommodation such as Airbnb to combat the shortage of affordable housing. France is the second-largest market for Airbnb, with listings in more than 29,000 towns and cities in the country.
The transpartisan text, called for by local elected officials powerless in the face of the surge in tourist furnished rentals, was adopted on Thursday, November 7 by the National Assembly. In particular, it puts an end to the exorbitant tax advantage enjoyed by renters.
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