Additional registration tax on passenger cars of 36 fiscal horsepower or more
Article 34 of the 2018 Finance Act creates, in article 963 A of the General Tax Code, an additional levy on registration certificates of passenger cars, excluding collector vehicles. It amounts to €500 per fiscal horsepower from the 36th, capped at €8,000. Introduced by amendment in the National Assembly, it accompanies the replacement of the wealth tax (ISF) by the real estate wealth tax (IFI), which excludes vehicles. The tax has no longer applied since 1 January 2021.
Measure originators
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Measure impact
For cars acquired between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, registering a 36 hp vehicle costs €500 more, and the surcharge reaches the €8,000 cap from 51 hp. According to the Senate, a few hundred sports cars a year were affected.
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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
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Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)