The significant increase in the TSBA planned in the 2025 finance bill is causing concern in the Overseas Territories. The deputy for the archipelago tabled an amendment so that it does not apply to the overseas territories and Corsica.
This is one of the avenues mentioned for reducing the public deficit: increasing the proceeds from the solidarity tax on plane tickets (TSBA).
Currently, for flights departing from France, the tax is:
- 7.51 euros in economy class
- 63.07 euros in business class
For flights to France, departing from Canada for passengers from the archipelago:
- 2.63 euros in economy class
- 20.27 euros in business class
Regarding direct flights, this tax is only applied on the journey departing from Paris but not in the opposite direction, taking into account the status of the archipelago as a local authority.
According to the 2025 finance bill presented on October 10, this tax could triple. Which would not be without consequences for overseas travelers. “We will have no choice but to pass this on through an increase in tickets (…). For our overseas compatriots, air travel (…) is a basic necessity, so this is very bad news.” responded Pascal de Izaguirre, president of FNAM and CEO of Corsair.
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For his part, Stéphane Lenormand tabled two amendments: “The first is so that the increase in this tax does not apply to the overseas territories and Corsica (…) and I have tabled another amendment which aims to remove other taxes that we we have in the overseas territories” (…), specifies the member for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Anne-Laure Martinot’s explanations:
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