Regulatory changeEndedEnergy excise dutiesNational

Agricultural off-road diesel: 50% advance on the excise refund

Decree No. 2024-76 of 2 February 2024 allows farmers and foresters to request an advance equal to half of the partial excise refund received for the previous year's purchases. The advance is deducted from the following refund. Decree No. 2024-1198 of 21 December 2024 limits the scheme to quantities bought in 2024, since the reduced rate can be applied at purchase from 1 July 2024.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Bruno Le Maire
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
5 February 2024

Measure impact

In 2024 farmers and foresters could receive, together with their refund for 2023, an advance of 50% of that amount, reducing the cash they had to lay out for diesel excise. Any negative balance must be repaid by 31 December 2025.

Official references

Law number: Décret n° 2024-76 du 2 février 2024 ; décret n° 2024-1198 du 21 décembre 2024
Official Journal: JORF du 4 février 2024

Sources

Procedure timeline

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3 / 3 steps
Completed
22 December 2024

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Décret n° 2024-1198 : avance limitée aux quantités acquises en 2024, régularisation au plus tard le 31 décembre 2025.
Completed
5 February 2024

Entry into force

Application

Immédiate ou à la date prévue

Entrée en vigueur le lendemain de la publication : avance sollicitée avec la demande de remboursement.
Completed
4 February 2024

Publication in Official Journal

Publication
Publication au Journal officiel du décret n° 2024-76 du 2 février 2024.