Abolition of the 1% exceptional solidarity contribution paid by public servants
The 2018 Finance Act repeals the exceptional solidarity contribution (CES) for jobseekers, created by the law of 4 November 1982 and levied at 1% on public servants' pay. Its revenue, which financed the solidarity scheme of unemployment insurance, is replaced by State funding. The abolition aims to partly offset, for public servants, the 1.7-point increase in the CSG.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Public servants no longer pay the 1% levy on income received from 1 January 2018. Estimated cost of €1.4bn a year for the State, which makes up the lost revenue of the solidarity scheme.
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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
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