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CNC Funding, Tax Rebate Spared French Budget Cuts

With support from President Emmanuel Macron, French film sector and tax rebates weather incoming austerity.

Now submitted, the overall budget is likely to evolve once put before France’s National Assembly and Senate, ahead of a final promulgation in December. The minister was receptive, per sources privy to the conversation, while echoing a sentiment shared by her boss, French President Emmanuel Macron. Indeed, in an exclusive interview with Variety earlier this week, President Macron gave the CNC a vote of confidence, praising the film board’s “extraordinary job” while adding, “I’m attached to this model.”

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