The tax on the “super profits” of large companies should “make crisis profiteers contribute to national solidarity”, according to LFI
The LFI deputies and their leftist allies had a tax on “super profits” big companies, “victory” which, according to them, could contribute 15 billion euros.
This “exceptional contribution”which would apply to companies with a turnover of more than 750 million euros, aims, according to the “rebel” elected officials, “Make crisis profiteers contribute to national solidarity”who are they “indecently enriched” during the health and then energy crises.
However, this amendment will be put to a new vote next week, when the party “recipes” The state budget for 2025 will be examined in the chamber, where elected officials will start from the original version of the project presented by the government.
In detail, it will be considered as a “super benefit” the proportion of the company’s profits that exceeds 1.25 times the average annual profit obtained during the period 2017-2019 (i.e., before the Covid crisis). Additional taxes will be assessed on these earnings. “surplus”with three tax brackets: 20%, 25% and 33%.
Of the “Gas groups that obtained more than 10 billion euros in profits in the first half” has to “make your contribution to the collective effort”argued the environmentalist Eva Sas. “If they want all our companies to leave the territory, they are right: this is the way to do it! »answered Véronique Louwagie (LR). The RN, whose elected officials found the idea “interesting”he abstained.
The Finance Committee also approved several provisions aimed at reducing the research tax credit (CIR), a tax aid for companies introduced during François Hollande’s five-year term, but whose cost is criticized by part of the left due to its effectiveness. in terms of support. for growth and employment. An amendment presented by the PS aims to transform this tax credit into a tax reduction for large companies: they would no longer benefit from it in the event of insufficient profits or losses.
Another amendment, presented this time by the right, seeks to deprive financial and insurance companies of the CIR, which could generate 1,500 million euros of savings, of the 8,000 million that this tax niche costs in total. This tax credit must be “refocused on industrial or agricultural activities” participating in “the productive economy”stated its author, Corentin Le Fur (LR). The rapporteur of the general budget, Charles de Courson (LIOT), also approved an amendment to reduce the eligible base of the CIR, with an expected gain of 250 million euros.
In the afternoon, the deputies approved several increases in local taxes, in particular the tax on second residence housing, allowing all municipalities to apply the increase (up to 60%) reserved in this phase for the areas “tense”.
Also approved was the departments’ increase in the development tax collected on building permits, and the extension of the commercial space tax to giant warehouses, with the e-commerce sector in its sights. Instead, the commission supported a property tax exemption on agricultural land that went beyond the government’s proposed measure.
More than 400 amendments still had to be considered on Saturday, before the start of debates in the chamber starting on Monday.
