Higher CICE tax credit rate in the overseas departments: 7.5% in 2015, then 9% from 2016
The 2015 Finance Act raised the rate of the competitiveness and employment tax credit (CICE) from 6% to 7.5% for wages paid in 2015, then to 9% from 2016, for employees assigned to establishments in the overseas departments. It applied from 1 January 2015 to companies meeting EU General Block Exemption Regulation No 651/2014; for other companies it took effect the day after publication of Decree No 2015-1315 of 20 October 2015, issued after the European Commission's response on State aid.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Companies employing staff in the overseas departments, on wages up to 2.5 times the minimum wage. According to the Senate general report, the increase was expected to reduce these companies' tax burden by €110m in 2016 and €230m in 2017. Since the CICE was abolished on 1 January 2019 (replaced by a cut in employer contributions), the credit remains only in Mayotte, at 9%.
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Procedure timeline
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Entry into force
Immédiate ou à la date prévue
Publication in Official Journal
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)
Council of Ministers
Validation interne