DECRYPTION – Increasing the levies weighing on consumption makes it possible to “pluck the goose without making it cry too much”, according to public finance expert Aurélien Baudu.
The observation is enough to anger a majority of French people. Nearly 60% of the amount paid for a full tank of petrol or diesel goes straight into the state coffers through specific taxes which are added to the VAT., such as the TICPE or the VAT on the TICPE… A form of “tax on tax“, regularly denounced. The increase in these levies, which form an integral part of the consumption tax, has in the past given rise to “fiscal jacqueriesremained in memory, starting with the red caps in 2013 and the yellow vests in 2018.
These specific taxes do not only apply to fuels. Many other products are concerned: electricity, cigarettes, alcohol, insurance, medicines… And their weight has continued to increase in recent years.
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