ExemptionIn effectProperty taxNational

Property tax and housing tax exemptions kept for people living in care homes

Article 27 of the 2007 amending finance law allows people who keep exclusive use of their former main residence, left unoccupied, after moving permanently into a care home or long-term care unit, to keep the property tax exemptions or relief (exemption or €100 relief) and housing tax exemptions to which they would be entitled, as well as the related TV licence exemption.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT
Éric Woerth
Gouvernement
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2008

Measure impact

Concerns elderly or dependent people living permanently in an institution who keep their home empty, from 2008 tax assessments onwards.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2007-1824 du 25 décembre 2007 (LFR 2007), art. 27
Official Journal: JORF du 28 décembre 2007

Procedure timeline

Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.

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7 / 7 steps
Completed
1 January 2008

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Application aux impositions établies au titre de 2008 (art. 27, IV).
Completed
25 December 2007

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2007-1824, publiée au Journal officiel du 28 décembre 2007.
Completed
20 December 2007

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption définitive du texte de la CMP par l'Assemblée nationale et le Sénat.
Completed
19 December 2007

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Réunion de la commission mixte paritaire (rapporteurs Gilles Carrez et Philippe Marini).
Completed
18 December 2007

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption avec modifications en première lecture par le Sénat.
Completed
6 December 2007

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process

Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par l'Assemblée nationale.
Completed
21 November 2007

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Dépôt du projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2007 (n° 421) à l'Assemblée nationale.