The country in the European Union where Spotify provides the most expensive service has changed due to recent price increases. Because of the aggressive tax policies implemented by the country’s government in the music broadcasting sector, France will become the EU country with the highest fee for using the application.
Starting from 2024, the French government, which imposes an additional tax of 1.2% on many music platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and Youtube Music, seems to continue this strict policy further. Here are all the details…
What Will Spotify Users in France Do?
This radical decision will significantly affect Spotify the most because the company is by far the most used music broadcaster in France. Company officials stated that if tax policies remain unchanged, they will significantly reduce their investments in the country and announced that they will cut their support for two music festivals scheduled for this year.
While Spotify has not yet disclosed the extent of the increase in France, it has already stated that users in the country will receive the most expensive service in the European Union. The company, indicating that they will inform subscribers about the issue in the coming weeks, says that they have no other choice but to increase prices. Users of Spotify in the country are quite dissatisfied with this situation. We will all see where all these developments will lead.
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