Exemption from the domestic tax on natural gas for gas used to generate electricity
Article 81 of the 2005 Amending Finance Act supplements Article 266 quinquies, 3 of the Customs Code. From 1 January 2006, natural gas used as fuel to generate electricity is exempt from the domestic consumption tax on natural gas, excluding gas delivered to cogeneration plants covered by Article 266 quinquies A, which fall under a separate regime.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Gas-fired power plants no longer pay the domestic tax on the gas they burn. The cost was estimated at €7.7 million a year.
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Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
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)