I am of the opinion that repairing clothes/products needs to be more prevalent instead of the throw away culture that is nowadays, but the french government should have approached this from a different direction by advertising repair more and offer some "black friday" clothes repair set for "free" or remove tax temporary on repair during the week of black friday
The reason given is that buying new clothes harms the environment. And France subsidises citizens patching up their old clothes.
I am of the opinion that repairing clothes/products needs to be more prevalent instead of the throw away culture that is nowadays, but the french government should have approached this from a different direction by advertising repair more and offer some "black friday" clothes repair set for "free" or remove tax temporary on repair during the week of black friday
France to pay bonus for shoes and clothing repairs to cut waste
Under the scheme, customers will be able to claim €7 for mending a heel and €10-€25 for clothing repairs.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2023/07/12/france-to-pay-bonus-for-shoe-clothes-repairs-to-cut-waste_6050031_114.html