8.6 Million Euros, One Tax Nobody Collected
An 8.6 million euro fine, built out of a 750 euro minimum. On 31 July, France's Constitutional Council said the maths holds. 🇫🇷
The case: the communauté de communes de l'Île d'Oléron v Airbnb, over uncollected tourist tax.
➡️ April 2025: the Poitiers appeal court sets €1,500 per night for 2021 and €1,000 per night for 2022
➡️ 7,410 nights across the two years
➡️ Total: €8.6m, which Airbnb says is more than 25 times the tax that went uncollected
Airbnb challenged the penalty regime itself, joined by Booking.com, Leboncoin and the UNPLV. Their case: the €750 floor per breach is…
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