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Television advertising tax: ad sales house fees excluded and €30M allowance for nationally broadcast channels

Article 84 of the 2026 Finance Act amends the tax on television advertising and other resources of television services (earmarked for the CNC). Advertising sales house fees are excluded from the base. The threshold above which revenue is taxed, €10 million as a rule, is raised to €30 million for services broadcast to at least 95% of the metropolitan population, whereas the €30M threshold was previously reserved for services without advertising.

Measure originators

InitiatorLR
Christine Lavarde
Les Républicains
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
21 February 2026

Measure impact

TV channels broadcast to at least 95% of metropolitan France are taxed only above €30M of advertising revenue and public resources, and all channels deduct their advertising sales house fees from the base.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2026-103 du 19 février 2026 (LF 2026), art. 84
Official Journal: JORF n° 0043 du 20 février 2026

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

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4 / 4 steps
Completed
21 February 2026

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Entrée en vigueur de droit commun (aucune date propre)
Completed
19 February 2026

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Loi n° 2026-103 du 19 février 2026 de finances pour 2026 promulguée (JORF n° 0043 du 20 février 2026) - article 84
Completed
2 February 2026

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Actors
Sébastien Lecornu
Vote result
Adopted without a vote (Article 49.3)
Responsabilité du Gouvernement engagée (article 49, alinéa 3) en lecture définitive ; après le rejet de deux motions de censure, le PLF 2026 est considéré comme adopté
Completed
15 December 2025

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Article additionnel (article 24 bis du texte du Sénat) inséré en première lecture par l'amendement n° I-1350 rect. de Mme Lavarde (avis défavorable du Gouvernement), adopté en séance ; le Sénat adopte l'ensemble du PLF 2026 le 15 décembre 2025