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Blow for Macron as French parliament approves special tax on 'super profits'

A new French tax on super profits applies to large companies that have made more than 750 million euros in turnover. AFP - DAMIEN MEYER

Lawmakers in France's National Assembly have voted in favour of an amendment to the 2023 budget that would raise taxes on dividends paid to large corporations for their windfall profits.

A law to impose an exceptional 25 percent tax on "super profits" was narrowly voted down by the National Assembly in July.

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