The government provided a double relaxation response on Tuesday, April 29, to close the debate on the possibility of a new universal “local contribution”. “There is no new tax measure that is today in preparation, secret or discreet”said Prime Minister François Bayrou, Tuesday, April 29, during questions to the government, in the National Assembly. And his Minister of Economy, Eric Lombard, was even clearer, a few minutes later: “No, we will not create a new local tax. »»
Sunday, April 27, the Minister of Regional Planning and Decentralization, François Rebsamen, had mentioned the idea of establishing “A modest contribution to the financing of public services in the municipality to reconnect with citizens”while welcoming the abolition of the housing tax, completed in 2023. He had already talked about it on March 4 in the Senate, just like Catherine Vautrin, who preceded him in this ministry within the Barnier government, had done so in the fall of 2024.
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