Tax increaseEndedCapital taxationNational

Individuals' capital gains on securities: flat rate raised from 16% to 18%

Article 74 of the 2008 Finance Act raises from 16% to 18% the flat tax rate on capital gains from the sale of securities and company shares by individuals (Article 200 A of the General Tax Code), for sales made from 1 January 2008. Introduced in the National Assembly through an amendment by Gilles Carrez and Yves Censi, the increase was meant to offset the abolition of the stock exchange tax and align this rate with the withholding tax rate. The rate was later raised to 19% and then replaced by the progressive scale from 2013.

Measure originators

InitiatorDR
Gilles Carrez
Droite Républicaine
Impact on public finances
Brings in 200 m €/yr2008 estimate · State
Source of the estimate: Sénat, rapport général n° 91 (2007-2008), tome II, commentaire de l'article 6 du projet de loi (Indirect official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date
1 January 2008

Measure impact

Individuals whose annual sales of securities exceed the taxable threshold pay 18% instead of 16% on their gains, excluding social levies. The Senate general report estimates the gain at about €200 million.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2007-1822 du 24 décembre 2007 (LF 2008), art. 74
Official Journal: JORF n° 300 du 27 décembre 2007

Procedure timeline

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

100%
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 cessions réalisées à compter du 1er janvier 2008 (art. 74, II).
Completed
24 December 2007

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Promulgation de la loi n° 2007-1822 de finances pour 2008, publiée au JORF n° 300 du 27 décembre 2007.
Completed
18 December 2007

National Assembly has the final say

Parliamentary process

Si échec CMP

Vote result
Adopted
Adoption définitive des conclusions de la CMP par l'Assemblée nationale (TA n° 73) puis par le Sénat (TA n° 34).
Completed
13 December 2007

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Commission mixte paritaire (rapport n° 139, 2007-2008, de Philippe Marini et Gilles Carrez).
Completed
11 December 2007

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par le Sénat (TA n° 29, 2007-2008).
Completed
20 November 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 (TA n° 49).
Completed
26 September 2007

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Actors
Christine Lagarde, Éric Woerth
Dépôt du projet de loi de finances pour 2008 à l'Assemblée nationale (n° 189) par le gouvernement Fillon II.