Specific domestic petroleum tax (TIPP) rate for E85 superethanol
Article 23 of the 2007 Finance Act creates entries for E85 superethanol (index 55), a fuel containing 70 to 85% ethanol, in table B of Article 265 of the Customs Code. According to the Senate general report, the TIPP rate for E85 is €33.43 per hectolitre. E85 is made eligible for the biofuel tax reduction (Article 265 bis A), €33 per hectolitre for ethanol, and included in the additional TGAP levy linked to biofuel blending (Article 266 quindecies). The text applies from 1 January 2007.
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Measure impact
According to the Senate, the effective tax on a hectolitre of E85 would be about €5.38, against €63.96 for petrol and €42.84 for diesel, with an expected price of about 80 cents per litre. The measure aims to develop flex-fuel vehicles. Its specific cost is not quantified.
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