this resounding fiasco which cost the State more than a billion

For those who suffer from administrative phobia, the story of the 2023 real estate declaration campaign is a tale of horror. For the State, this story is that of a fiasco worth more than a billion euros. In 2023, following the elimination of the last tranche of housing tax on the main residence, the 24 million French owners were required to complete their « declaration of real estate » on the tax website, initially before June 30. Concretely, taxpayers were invited to check and possibly update the data relating to their real estate previously entered by the administration in the new declaration tool called « manage my real estate » (GMBI).

They had to indicate simple information such as the occupancy status of the property (occupied, rented, vacant). They also had to detail the period of occupation and the identity of the occupants. All this data was essential to the administration so that it could establish the roles of the three taxes still in force. But, as a source in the administration admits, “the communication campaign may not have been sufficient”.

Furthermore, castigates the Court of Auditors in a report published this Thursday, “the tool put into production in January 2023 was not in fact finalized”. ” Some…