Tax decreaseEndedIncome taxNational

50% tax reduction for subscriptions to local investment funds (FIP) invested in Corsica

Article 76 of the 2007 Finance Act creates a section VI ter in Article 199 terdecies-0 A of the General Tax Code: from the taxation of 2007 income, taxpayers resident in France receive an income tax reduction equal to 50% of cash subscriptions to local investment funds (FIP) at least 60% of whose assets are invested in companies operating exclusively in Corsica. Payments are taken into account up to €12,000 per year (single person) or €24,000 (couple) and qualify until 31 December 2010. A decree of 7 May 2007 sets out the implementing rules.

Measure originators

InitiatorLR
Camille de Rocca Serra
Les Républicains
Amount
24,000 €/year
Impact on public finances

No official estimate found for this measure.

Effective date
1 January 2007

Measure impact

Concerns savers subscribing to Corsican FIPs, with a reduction rate twice that of other FIPs (25%). The Senate notes that the tax expenditure of all FIPs is estimated at €30 million in 2007; the specific cost of the Corsican FIP is not quantified.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2006-1666 du 21 décembre 2006 (LF 2007), art. 76
Official Journal: JORF n° 299 du 27 décembre 2006

Procedure timeline

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

100%
7 / 7 steps
Completed
1 January 2007

Administrative implementation

Application

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

Applicable à compter de l'imposition des revenus de 2007, pour les versements effectués jusqu'au 31 décembre 2010.
Completed
21 December 2006

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Actors
Jacques Chirac
Promulgation de la loi n° 2006-1666 de finances pour 2007, publiée au JORF n° 299 du 27 décembre 2006.
Completed
19 December 2006

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° 638) et par le Sénat (TA n° 31).
Completed
14 December 2006

Joint committee

Parliamentary process

Désaccord éventuel

Actors
Philippe Marini, Gilles Carrez
Commission mixte paritaire (rapport n° 124, 2006-2007, de Philippe Marini et Gilles Carrez).
Completed
12 December 2006

Debate and vote

Parliamentary process
Vote result
Adopted
Adoption en première lecture par le Sénat (TA n° 28, 2006-2007).
Completed
21 November 2006

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° 619).
Completed
27 September 2006

Transmission to National Assembly

Parliamentary process
Actors
Thierry Breton, Jean-François Copé
Dépôt du projet de loi de finances pour 2007 à l'Assemblée nationale (n° 3341) par Thierry Breton et Jean-François Copé.