In the midst of the budget review, deputies were surprised by measures not included in the initial budget copy presented by the government. As revealed Parisian on November 18, the Ministry of Economy decided to reassess property taxes upwards. The measure concerns 7.4 million households, with an average increase of 63 euros per dwelling, according to estimates from the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFIP), which will provide an additional 466 million euros to local governments.
This ” renew “according to Bercy, it is based on a reassessment that now takes into account the basic equipment – such as running water, electricity, toilets or sinks – that will be carried out. “without request for a new statement from the owner”. Until now, these elements have not been taken into account for the 7.4 million housing units in question. The Ministry of Economy now assesses that these housing units have all these facilities, which until now have not been integrated with the basic land.
The decision initially angered the National Rally. On Tuesday, November 18, Somme deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy asked the Minister of Public Accounts, Amélie de Montchalin, in Council to condemn “500 million unexpected taxes in PLF, completely contrary to the Constitution”. The following day, at the International Internal Security Exhibition (Milipol), in Villepinte, the president of the far-right party, Jordan Bardella, then asked the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to stop this increase, believing that the owner was “become a cash cow” from the government.
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