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People renting out properties through websites such as Airbnb or vehicles through similar sites face paying social charges on their earnings if they exceed certain income limits.

The government won a difficult vote in Parliament to enforce maximum earnings limits of €23,000 a year for property rentals and €7,720 for rentals of items such as cars, boats, lawnmowers etc – with owners required to register with the Régime Social des Indépendants and pay social charges.

Aimed to stop private owners from damaging the business of hotels, guest-houses, gîtes and hire companies, the government said it would affect about 10,000 people who were renting out several properties at a time.