France: finance committee rejects amendment to raise crypto flat tax to 41.4%

• —Finance committee rejected amendment I-CF585 by 31 votes to 3, with 2 abstentions
• —The amendment would have lifted the PFU rate from 12.8% to 22.8%, taking the flat tax to 41.4%
• —The committee also rejected the revenue section of the 2027 budget on October 9; deficit seen at 5.35–5.4% of GDP
• —Amendments can be resubmitted from October 13, with a solemn vote scheduled for October 20