Creation of a 45% income tax bracket above €150,000 per share
The 2013 Finance Act added a 45% bracket to the income tax scale for the portion of taxable income above €150,000 per family quotient share. The 41% bracket now runs from €70,830 to €150,000. The measure applied from the taxation of 2012 income.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
According to the Senate general report, the new bracket affects about 50,000 households, with an average tax increase of €6,410 per household concerned; households with income below €150,000 per share are not affected. The Constitutional Council upheld the article.
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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
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Joint committee
Désaccord éventuel
Debate and vote
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