Around 500,000 are sold each year.
A financial tightening before a ban? While savings and new revenues are being sought in all directions by Michel Barnier and his teams, they have announced the increase in a tax which some households would have done without. A choice which seems guided by a desire to tighten legislation on equipment. And many French people are looking to install it at home. A decision also taken under pressure from the European Union.
It’s a small, discreet line but it has a significant impact on the wallet and which we never look at: the VAT rate displayed at the bottom of the invoice. In France, it is normally 20%. But certain products benefit from a reduced rate of 5.5%, which allows you to reduce the size of the check to be signed.
For several years, households who purchase gas boilers with very high energy performance have benefited from this reduced rate. Installing this method of heating at home is low tax. Problem, the European Union said stop. And if France has pushed back the deadline for a long time, it has decided to do so from 2025. To comply with supranational rules and, above all, to bring in a little more money.
From January 1, 2025, the purchase of a gas boiler will therefore be taxed at 20%. Even if manufacturers do not, or barely, increase their prices, the checkout process will therefore increase considerably. For example, for a very high energy performance boiler paid for €5,000 in 2024, its price will increase to €5,690 in 2025.
A choice which is not insignificant on the part of the government. Sales of gas boilers are decreasing over the years (around 500,000 in 2022) because it is now prohibited to install them in new homes. The stated objective is to encourage a reduction in CO2 emissions by installing 100% electric equipment. Last year, the idea of a total ban on gas boilers was even put forward before being abandoned. But until when?