Imbroglio at the top of the State. The Minister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Prevention announces a possible increase in gas taxes in 2025. Panic in Bercy, followed by a denial from the Ministry of Finance. The government spokesperson has just closed the chapter: no increase is planned for 2025.
No increase in gas taxes in 2025
End of the mini-crisis concerning a possible increase in gas taxes from 2025. Government spokesperson Maud Bregeon announces that there will be no increase in taxation as part of the 2025 budget. However, this decision comes after speculation about a possible increase. Indeed, the Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, had suggested a little earlier that an increase was possible. This clarification therefore aims to allay the concerns of households already facing rising energy bills.
The debate around gas taxation has been gaining momentum since the doubling of the tax at the start of 2024. In addition, this measure marked the end of the price shield put in place during the energy crisis of 2021, a system which had made it possible to limit the impact of price increases for French consumers. With the end of this shield, the question of a new increase in taxes resurfaced, particularly in the context of discussions on the 2025 budget, in a context of public finance crisis.
Divergences within government
However, Maud Bregeon assured that there would be no further increases. Moreover, she specifies that this is the result of an arbitration by the Prime MinisterMichel Barnier, who decided in favor of stability to avoid increasing the burden on households and businesses.
However, this position is in contradiction with the recent declarations of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, who mentioned the importance of acting on certain tax loopholes called “ brunes“. She had proposed several measures in this direction, including an increase in taxes on gas and plane tickets, as well as a review of the reduced VAT rate on fossil fuel boiler installations. A hiccup that the government would certainly have done without.
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