It was Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promise to support purchasing power in the face of galloping inflation. It was adopted this summer as part of the amending finance law. The contribution to public broadcasting, commonly called “television fee”, which appeared on the same notice as that of the housing tax relating to the main residence, is definitively abolished as of this year.
Result ? If you were on a monthly payment and you no longer have housing tax to pay this year, the sums withdrawn from your bank account throughout the year should be reimbursed on Tuesday, September 6.
You don’t have to take any particular steps. The refund is made by transfer to your bank account. “The transfer will be identifiable on your statement with the issuer “DGFIP FINANCES PUBLIQUES”, and the mention “REMB. EXCD. TAX” preceded by the number of your contract”specifies the general direction of public finances (DGFiP).
If you are still liable for council tax for your principal residence this year, the monthly withdrawals made from your bank account throughout the year will be deducted from the amount of council tax.
A housing tax on main residences abolished in 2023
Depending on the case, you will have an overpayment – which will be refunded directly to your bank account at the beginning of October (for housing taxes due on November 15) or at the beginning of December (for due on December 15) – or a remainder to be paid which will be automatically debited from your account.
The housing tax for main residences and the contribution to public broadcasting being definitively abolished in 2023, if you had chosen the monthly direct debit or at maturity, the contracts will be automatically terminated at the end of the year. You don’t have to do anything to stop being charged.
It is, in fact, this year that the 20% of households who did not take advantage of the first wave of exemption from housing tax on the main residence will pay it for the last time. After benefiting from a 30% reduction last year, their tax will again be reduced by 65% this year.