Increase in the domestic consumption tax on diesel from €39.19 to €41.69 per hectolitre
Article 23 of the 2004 Finance Act sets, from 11 January 2004, the domestic consumption tax rate on petroleum products for diesel (index 22). The bill and the Senate finance committee report give a rate of €41.69 per hectolitre instead of €39.19, i.e. 2.5 cents per litre, about 3 cents including VAT. The specific partial refund rate for road hauliers is set at €38 per hectolitre from 1 March 2003 to 31 December 2004.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Each litre of diesel is taxed 2.5 cents more from 11 January 2004 (about 3 cents with VAT); road hauliers remain partly refunded.
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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