Whoever dares nothing has nothing! Benoît Simian, LREM deputy for Gironde, is an example. For the moment, the time is daring. The elected walker has just written to Donald Trump to… ask for an audience! Worried about the standoff between France and the United States over the taxation of Gafa - the digital giants - and American retaliatory measures on certain “made in France” products, such as Bordeaux wines, the parliamentarian said he was fine decided to "defend the prestigious French wine production in the United States".
"Talks between Paris and Washington could resume," explains the walking deputy. Bruno Le Maire announced in Davos that he was ready to defer French taxation on Gafa, which gives hope for a suspension on the part of the United States of their taxation, explains Benoît Simian. But all that is not clear, from where my request for audience. "
Already 300 million euros in loss, according to the deputy
Since November and the application by the Americans of their 25% tax, French viticulture has already lost, according to the deputy, 300 million euros. "The Médoc is a land which bears witness to Franco-American friendship," wrote the Frenchman to the President of the United States, who did not hesitate to summon History. “La Fayette left Médoc for America, continues Benoît Simian […] Médoc is land delivered by the Americans during the Second World War. […] Thus, continues the elected official, I cannot be satisfied with the taxations envisaged on French wines. "
And to request from Donald Trump "an audience in order to present the consequences of your customs policy against French wines". Does the member really believe in it? "The Franco-American relationship between the Médoc and the United States is historically powerful," replies Benoît Simian. Story to follow…