Hi!

They are based on the " valeur locative " of the premises. And that is a " science "no one really understands, because if you give the same data to 2 people in the same place, they will come to a different result. - NB. They take each tap into account -

That is also why certainly work done on French houses are never declared. And doing a reassessement usually can backfire, unl;ess you have eliminated buildings.

A reform since more than 20 years is being considered, but is very complex to make, because in no case it would be feasable to reduce the local tax income, which at present get loaded with even increasing burdens, without income compensation.

Now that will hardly help you.

Every city, town and commune has their specifities, so that the only rule that there is is really it will depend on how " rich " a place will be - i.e. is their tax income such - principaly the Taxe Professionnelle - to cover to the yearly budgets.

In some cases the Taxe d'Habitation can even double in one year, if " matters" have gone wrong locally.

When you buy a house of flat, this is one of the 1st things you have to ask the Immobilier if he does not volunteer it.

As regards, car tax, it has been cancelled some years ago. However ondiretly it is being reintroduced over the " ecopastille ' - tax on the th poluution level of the new car you buy - there is a bonus/malus system with 130gCO2 as brake even point. This is starting 1.1.2008.

How this will develop is uncertain - it is feasable that from a certain level of polution they consider renewing the tax ( eventually on a different basis ) in a yearly basis.

They have already introduced a " family " discount of 5 gCO2 per " enfants à charge ", so as not to penalise large families.

Yours,


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