€1,000 ceiling of the 'Coluche' tax reduction extended for 2023 to 2026 donations
The 2024 Finance Act extends, for taxing income from 2023 to 2026, the special €1,000 ceiling on donations eligible for the 75% tax reduction for gifts to organisations helping people in difficulty (meals, care or housing), set in Article 200(1 ter) of the General Tax Code. The ceiling previously applied to 2020-2023 income.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
The tax legislation directorate, quoted in the Senate report, put the cost of keeping the €1,000 ceiling at €8m for some 280,000 donor households. The ceiling was later changed by subsequent finance acts (extension in 2025, doubling in 2026), covered by separate entries.
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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
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)
Council of Ministers
Validation interne