Very bad news is looming for thousands of taxpayers.
This is very bad news for thousands of French people. Already high and representing a significant portion of the annual budget, the property tax is not about to decrease or, at least, stabilize. Every year it increases minimum of the level of inflation and therefore forces taxpayers to dig deeper into their wallets. And 2025 will be no exception to the rule.
Representing 52 billion in revenue for the State, the property tax is a central part of public finances. And all owners of land must pay it, whether it is built on (i.e. with a house or any other construction), or not built on. In 2025, some of them should have seen the bill reduce. Ultimately it won’t be the case. The score will be much higher than expected.
Next year, property tax was initially expected to fall for around 400,000 French people. A special reduction had in fact been added to the 2025 finance bill. But with the government’s censorship and the cancellation of financial texts, this will not be applied.
This measure was not insignificant since it targeted farmers, whose anger has been brewing for weeks. Every year, farmers must pay property tax on undeveloped properties used for agricultural purposes. In other words, it is a tax for the use of land for their crops.
The law provides that this amount is de facto reduced by 20%. In 2025, it should have been reduced by 30%, allowing farmers to save money by paying less property tax. “This measure should make it possible to make the carrying of agricultural land more attractive and to reduce production taxes borne by agricultural operators,” motivated MP Charles de Courson, at the origin of the proposal.
However, as the motion of censure is about to be adopted, the 2025 state budget will fall through and the tax reduction with it. A hard blow for farmers who should therefore see their property tax increase, around 2% (according to final inflation). The bill promises to be much heavier than announced. Unless during the year, a text is passed to allow this tax reduction to be put back in place.