If this motion of censure were to be voted on, the increase in the TSBA would then be called into question. It will then be necessary for travel agents and tour operators to closely monitor the reimbursements of the airlines which applied, even before the vote on the project, the very sharp increase in the so-called Chirac tax.
“We will repay what we have to repay, if the increase no longer exists. We do not need to put the money in an account.
Companies have the cash flow to do this. We announced it, we made a commitment, we are not going back on that. There is no worry, no concern to have on that side,” Pascal de Izaguirre, president of the FNAM, shared with us.
This statement will be taken literally by the unions representing travel professionals, such as EDV and SETO.
René-Marc Chikli, the president of the latter, told us that the companies collected a tax that did not exist, they will therefore have to reimburse it if the vote of no confidence were to be confirmed. There is no doubt that the entire sector will be attentive to this subject.
This is not the only impact on tourism.
The planned reduction in the Atout France subsidy of 3.8 million euros will not be applied, the body's budget will start again on the basis of that programmed in 2024.
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In addition, the proposed merger with Business France, included in PLF 25, will also fall through at the same time.
On the other hand, the project to supervise the development of Airbnb is not called into question. In fact, these are decrees which have been published. They are not dependent on the budget.
