David Cameron 'reassured' over French tax grab on holiday homes That does not entice British people to move to France -- except for holiday homes, which are not going to be taxed more. Mr Cameron said that remark would please the estimated 200,000 British people who own second homes in France, who include Sir Peter Ricketts, the British ambassador to Paris. Mr Cameron said: "I have an ambassador in Paris who has a house in Normandy who will be particularly relieved by that last response." British diplomats were trying to determine whether Mr Hollande's remarks indicated a change of policy, but Downing Street said Mr Cameron had been "reassured" by the president. We wanted to be reassured that there is no question of discrimination against British citizens. We are reassured on that," said Mr Cameron's spokesman. Despite the apparent olive-branch on property taxes, differences remained between the two men, particularly over the European Union budget. The European Commission has proposed an increase in spending from 2014 which could cost British taxpayers up to £3 billion more a year. Mr Cameron said that he and Mr Hollande had agreed that the Commission proposal was "unacceptable." But in their private meeting, the president declined to support the UK call for an overall freeze in the budget.