Business tax relief on merchant ships of shipping companies
Article 25 of the 2003 Finance Act creates Article 1647 C ter of the General Tax Code. From the 2003 assessments, the business tax (taxe professionnelle) of merchant shipping companies is relieved for the part corresponding to the rental value of merchant ships and their on-board equipment. The relief is granted on claim for 2003, then on request in the annual return. It replaces the previous refund scheme and is borne by the State, with no loss of revenue for local authorities. The measure was in Article 10 of the finance bill.
Measure originators
No official estimate found for this measure.
Measure impact
Concerns shipowners, who no longer bear business tax on their ships. The refund scheme it replaces was funded with €15.46 million in 2002 according to the Senate; no official costing of the new relief was found.
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Procedure timeline
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Joint committee
Désaccord éventuel
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)