Tax increaseEndedLocal business taxationNational

Increase in the fixed duty of the chamber of trades and crafts levy

Article 128 of the 2006 Finance Act raises the amounts of the fixed duty of the levy funding the chambers of trades and crafts (Article 1601(a) of the General Tax Code): €95.50 becomes €98, €7 becomes €8, €12.50 becomes €14 and €102.50 becomes €106. The second paragraph of Article 1601(a) is repealed. As no specific date is set, the provision applies from 1 January 2006 (Article 1(II)(3) of the Act). The amounts were raised again in 2007.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Thierry Breton
Gouvernement
InitiatorGVT
Jean-François Copé
Gouvernement
Amount
€98
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2006

Measure impact

Craftspeople registered in the trades register pay a fixed duty raised by €1 to €3.50 depending on the component, from the 2006 assessment.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 (LF 2006), art. 128
Official Journal: JORF n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005

Procedure timeline

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3 / 3 steps
Completed
1 January 2006

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Application à compter du 1er janvier 2006 (art. 1er, II, 3° de la loi de finances).
Completed
30 December 2005

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006, publiée au Journal officiel n° 304 du 31 décembre 2005.
Completed
29 December 2005

Possible referral to Constitutional Council

Constitutional review

Décision de conformité / censure partielle

Décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2005-530 DC du 29 décembre 2005 sur la loi de finances pour 2006.