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After the announcement of future proposals “on the taxation of annuities” by Gabriel Attal, the government assured that it did not want to “increase the tax pressure” which already weighs on the French.
Mine clearance operation. “No, there is no question of touching the life insurance and to booklets A , defused this Wednesday April 3 Prisca Thévenot, government spokesperson, following the Council of Ministers. We are not going to increase the tax burden that can weigh on the households of our compatriots.”
Gabriel Attal assured for his part that the government would not increase “Never” taxation on “French people who work” Or “the fruit of their savings”. He was speaking during the first session of parliamentary questions intended exclusively for the Prime Minister in the National Assembly.
Tuesday, his announcement ignited the powder: in front of the Renaissance group of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister unveiled the creation of a mission of the majority responsible for “by June” to make proposalson the taxation of annuities“.
But then, what are these annuities mentioned by Gabriel Attal without further details? Responding to a journalist’s question on the subject, Prisca Thévenot pointed out “the rent effects linked to very specific contexts”. “During the Covid crisis, there were laboratories (…) which in fact had an exceptional income situation due to the fact that we all went to get tested to protect ourselves and prevent the spread of the virusshe explained. There was then an implementation of situational annuity taxation.”
Superprofits in the viewfinder
It is therefore the superprofits which are targeted here by the government. In recent days, the executive has multiplied declarations in this direction, starting with Gabriel Attal. On TF1 news, the Prime Minister said “to have no dogma or taboo” on an increase in taxation on exceptional corporate profits.
In Gabriel Attal’s sights are notably “energy companies” like TotalEnergie which achieved record profits in 2023 (19.9 billion euros). Questioned on Sud Radio on Friday March 29, Thomas Cazenave, Minister for Public Accounts, put a coin back into the machine by insisting on the need to “recover these excess profits” to fill the holes in the state coffers. “I could also talk to you about the energy crisis”in turn supported Prisca Thévenot this Wednesday, April 3. “We can look at this without totem and without taboo but be careful not to start saying everywhere that we are going to increase taxes”the spokesperson said.