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French Lawmakers Back 10% Tax on Agencies Selling Trophy Hunts of Threatened Species

The first-reading amendment now moves into further parliamentary review.

Overview

  • The National Assembly adopted the measure on 20 November during the initial vote on the 2026 budget.
  • The levy would be 10% of the total price of hunting-trip packages sold by French agencies that include hunts of threatened species.
  • Sponsor Corinne Vignon of Renaissance presented the transpartisan amendment as a behavioral tool to curb biodiversity loss.
  • Backers say designing it as a domestic services tax keeps it compatible with European Union rules on customs duties.
  • The plan touches countries where safari hunting is legal and economically significant, and it may still be revised or rejected during the legislative shuttle.