Three taxes that were supposed to increase on January 1 will finally fall by the wayside. They concerned all French people.
The alarm signal is being sounded all the time. Censorship and the fall of the government are expected to cancel a set of budgetary provisions for the year 2025. While this will have significant consequences on the amount of taxes to be paid next year for 17 million French people, some “good” news is hidden behind this reversal.
Three taxes were in fact to increase from 1er January, with a direct impact on the wallets of the general public. They will ultimately not see the light of day, at least immediately.
First of all, and this is perhaps the main one since it concerns all French people: the so-called “soda” tax. On drinks that contain sugar, a more or less significant tax is applied depending on the quantity of sugar. From 2025, this tax was to increase and bring with it an increase in the prices of these drinks. For example, a bottle of Coca-Cola should have increased by about 20 cents. An increase which was not negligible for the wallet when we know that 8 out of 10 French people buy, at least once a year, this type of drink.
Then, another tax fell by the wayside: the so-called “rabbit” tax. This was to create a penalty for non-honored medical appointments. Faced with the increase in the number of patients who do not appear before a health professional, parliamentarians proposed that in the event of absence or late cancellation, without justification, a fine could be requested from the patient. The amount was not recorded but the idea of a fixed penalty of 5 euros had been put forward.
Finally, with the aim of increasing taxes on the most polluting means of transport, deputies and senators agreed to increase the amount of taxes on plane tickets, thus supporting the government’s project. But unlike the initial amounts, a less drastic increase was decided. This “solidarity tax” was to increase from 2.63 to 5.30 euros for an economy class ticket to France or Europe, therefore increasing this type of “general public” ticket by almost 3 euros, at least. “.
But for these three measures, this will ultimately not be the case. With government censorship, all texts become obsolete and fall by the wayside. Therefore, these tax increases will not come into force on 1er January 2025. Good news for household wallets, even if nothing says that parliamentarians will put the subjects back on the table in a few weeks.