These are two unknown taxes that some landlords and tenants have to pay. Here is the sweeping tax and the special equipment tax.
Tax creativity is sometimes limitless. Do you know for example the sweeping tax? This can be put in place, at the discretion of the municipalities, after deliberation in the municipal council, for the cleaning of public roads. It is an additional tax to ensure the cleanliness of the streets, but it is very rare. In general, cities already have more global contracts for the removal of bins and the cleaning of streets. l is tax on tax, this is why few cities dare to set it up, explains a local tax specialist interviewed by The Parisian.
Tax paid by owners and tenants
This tax is paid each year by owners and co-owners. In concrete terms, it applies to half of the surface of the tracks in line with the facade of each property, within the limit of six metres. This tax is part of the so-called recoverable charges for owners who rent a property. In this case, the latter will ask the tenant to reimburse the amount of the tax, as is also the case for the tax for the removal of household waste, for example.
Paris is one of the 5 cities that have introduced a sweeping tax. On its website, it explains that the sweeping tax is not included with the property tax or any other taxes, but that it is subject to an advice of the sums to be paid (ASAP). It should be noted that there is no reason for exemption from payment of the sweeping tax in Paris. It brings in nearly 100 million euros per year, with a fixed price of 9.22 euros per m2.
The TSE, this LGV tax
Another example of a small tax: the special equipment tax (TSE) adopted as part of the 2023 finance law. It will have to be paid this fall, for example, by the inhabitants of 2340 municipalities in the South-West to finance the 300 km of new rails that will be installed between Bordeaux and Toulouse. The special equipment tax (TSE), referred to as high-speed rail tax, will therefore concern companies but also individuals, via the property tax and the housing tax on secondary residences, provided that they reside less than hour’s drive from a future station, emphasizes The Parisian.
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This tax, which could bring in nearly 30million euros in 2023, arouses the anger of many municipalities in Charente-Maritime and Charente, which are demanding its immediate withdrawal.