Donations of up to 1,000 euros for Mayotte, affected by a devastating cyclone, will give rise to the right to a tax reduction equal to 75% of the amount paid, Matignon announced Tuesday in a press release. “To provide Mayotte and its inhabitants with rapid assistance that meets the humanitarian and health challenges, donations and payments made from December 17, 2024 and until May 17, 2025, will be entitled to the increased rate of 75%, within the limit of 1000 euros,” the Prime Minister’s services indicated in a press release. Thus, a donation of 100 euros results in a deduction of 75 euros on income tax.
These donations and payments must be made “for the benefit of associations and foundations recognized as being of public utility working on site to provide free meals to people in difficulty, to promote their housing, including through the reconstruction of residential premises rendered uninhabitable , or to provide care to people in difficulty, following Cyclone Chido,” they added.
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The rate for donations to organizations of general interest or recognized as being of public utility is usually set at 66%. It is increased to 75% in certain cases, such as for donations to organizations helping people in difficulty or for those for the benefit of the Heritage Foundation for the conservation of religious real estate heritage.
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The situation of the archipelago, devastated by the deadly passage of Cyclone Chido and threatened by a health crisis, has sparked a significant wave of calls for donations and solidarity, while a partial toll has already reached 22 dead and 1,373 injured. , according to figures communicated Tuesday evening by the Ministry of the Interior. The authorities fear “several hundred” deaths, perhaps even “a few thousand” in the poorest department in France.
