Excessive debt has been the leitmotif of French politics for the past few months and once again it dominated new Prime Minister François Bayrou’s general policy speech yesterday. Bayrou said his government’s three key priorities were to adopt official state and social security budgets, reform its public realm and reconcile the nation (‘good luck with that’ seems to be the most common reaction, but still).
Higher taxes on the gambling sector, especially aimed at online operators, were a key feature of previous PM Michel Barnier’s budget. These have been postponed for the time being, while the prospects for online casino regulation remain highly uncertain as long as the political instability persists.
