In 2020, arising out of the Covid crisis, the government introduced a new tax credit for a newspaper or magazine subscription.

The tax credit is available for the first subscription to a newspaper or magazine that offers general or political news and information, whether local, national or international, with the text stating that it must cover: de façon permanente sur l’actualité politique et générale, locale, nationale ou internationale des informations et des commentaires tendant à éclairer le jugement des citoyens'