14 May 2013, French government was thinkg should them introducing a 1%tax on smartphone. The reason why they did this is that government wants to protect culture from market forces and foreign competition. Mosr of them are agree this suggest. The study, led by the former CEO of French pay-TV channel Canal Plus, Pierre Lescure, proposed a total of 75 measures to "protect the cultural exception in the face of digital innovation".
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