The minister responsible for the transport said on Friday that he wanted “a break” in air sector taxes on Friday, when the government is preparing its arbitrations for the 2026 budget. “I am not favorable to what the plane was taxed again because the plane has been taxed in the last two years in a fairly significant way,” said Philippe Tabarot about Franceinfo.
“I am part of a government that seeks 40 billion” euros for next year’s budget, he noticed. However, he asked to be “vigilant” against the establishment of new taxes “that will be counterproductive and that will delay the economic activity of our country.” The minister has pointed out “a risk of abandoning” compared to other neighboring tourist countries.
“Risk of abandoning”
For the 2025 Budget Year, the Government has increased the solidarity tax in aircraft tickets, waiting for about 800 million euros in additional revenues. In March, Philippe Tabarot personally said “reserved” to the idea of registering this increase over time, judging that “we should not tax certain sectors that radiate worldwide”, allusion to aeronautical construction of which Airbus is one of the two leaders.
During the annual Fnam Congress (National Air Federation and its offices), Pascal Izaguirre, its president (Corsair Chief) was alarmed: “The French pavilion works less than Europe with an annual growth in 2024 of the movements (flights) of 2%, which places us 33 of 40”. Worse, “in 2025, abandonment increased with a negative growth in the summer offer,” denounces.
“Bazaar”
The same observation for Valérie Boned, president of the travel companies that was expressed during the same Congress.
“20 countries in Europe do not tax the air, some like Sweden return to taxes. Therefore, we ask for a moratorium on the general tax level, any new tax would be an aberration.” Obviously, this opinion is disputed by environmental associations. For Action Climate Network, it is precisely the low taxes of the antenna without tax on the kerosene, which allows low -cost airlines to offer floors prices and climb the traffic of European links.
Source: BFM TV
