{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_425fi4jydxm6yefqspvq","title":"Canal+ Calls VAT Hike “A Direct Attack” On Its Operations In France As Guilds Protest Move","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/canal-calls-vat-hike-a-direct-attack-on-its-operations-in-france-as-425fi4jydx","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_425fi4jydxm6yefqspvq","seq":1355129,"kind":"article","title":"Canal+ Calls VAT Hike “A Direct Attack” On Its Operations In France As Guilds Protest Move","url":"https://deadline.com/2026/10/canal-plus-france-protests-vat-hike-attack-1237145327","summary":"Paris-based pay-TV giant Canal+ has hit back at the French government’s plan to double the VAT rate on TV subscriptions from 10% to 20% saying it could leave a potential €200M ($225M) hole in its finances. The planned hike was confirmed in a draft budget plan for 2027 presented by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on […]","published":"2026-10-02T13:29:44Z","seen":"2026-10-02T13:42:00Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-deadline-com-69effe","name":"deadline.com","domain":"deadline.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q4037100","name":"Deadline Hollywood","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["news website","website"]}},"via":"kite-deadline-com-69effe","topics":["movies","news","canal plus","france","france televisions","youtube"],"authors":["Melanie Goodfellow"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1032540","name":"Canal+","type":"org"}],"image":"https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/GettyImages-1312789359.jpg","mentions":4,"story":"st_425fi4jydxm6yefqspvq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.4399999976158142,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7200000286102295,"political":0.7799999713897705}]}