TAX MATTING WITH PUMP

EDOUARD PHILIPPE RIGHT IN HER BOOTS

We must give ourselves the means of ecological transition, irreversible, while accompanying the most modest. This transition has a cost ...

Hence, it is true, the price increase! ..

The carbon tax, we did not create it. The rise had been announced.

This is not a surprise, it will continue. " (Excerpt from the interview given by Ed. Philippe to a colleague.

Climato skeptics, go your way!

Right in his boots, like his mentor Alain Juppé, the Prime Minister assumes in ecological matters, his policy led under the leadership of Emmanuel Macron since the last presidential elections.

Admittedly, before 2007, there existed a CO2 penalty on motor vehicles, malus supported on the principle of "polluter pays" , an idea launched in 1968 by the Canadian John Dales, taken up by the Rio Declaration of 1975 and its transpositions both on European law and on national law.

This principle, taken up again by the Tokyo agreements (1997), is commendable: human activities which are only increasing and which therefore increase, in fact, the polluting discharges, must be taxed in a dissuasive way.

As a result, it is in this context that EU countries have introduced fiscal measures, nicely called excise duties (indirect taxes).

Initially, the introduction of the carbon tax led to a massive fraud (on the rights to pollute) known as the "carousel of VAT" (or EU trading system / ETS) . The fraudsters were severely convicted in 2016 and measures were taken to put an end to these drifts.

But, as far as automobiles are concerned, the contribution of climate energy has gone through the creation of a registration certificate leading to the introduction of a bonus bonus scheme (on new cars only at first) calculated according to the carbon dioxide emission rate in proportion to the tax power of these.

But then, the carbon bonus (which at January 1, 2015 could reach € 10,000) has not stopped falling under Emmanuel Macron, which according to his good habits and to justify his decisions, has constantly called the motorist Gallic, to change their behavior: use of other non-polluting means of transport, move less (?) work more in the form of telecommuting, practice eco-driving etc ...

Recommendations often futile because the use of the car is very often essential!

But, let it be said, we still need to reduce CO2 emissions. For a few months, the consumer has been invited to pay attention to the consumption of his future vehicle by choosing a hybrid or electric vehicle.

However, the process does not go fast enough, so the state turned to punitive ecological measures. As a result, the transitional tax aids did not cease to fall when, at the same time, the mischievous sanctions progressed rapidly.

From 2018, under the influence of Nicolas Hulot, the penalty was hardened with an ever lower application threshold. Since 1 September 2018, manufacturers have been obliged to display the CO2 emission values ​​of their vehicles, estimated value according to the WLTP standard. Always in the name of the ecological transition even second-hand vehicles will now be taxed.

And, to improve the yield of these taxes the government has just invented the additional tax on vehicles! A real tax jackpot! Our colleague "the newspaper Argus" has just told us that it is 27.6% of the automotive market that in the first half of 2018 was indebted for this surtax, an increase of 11.1 % compared to the first half of 2017. It is easy to imagine that from now on, the further reduction of the tax threshold by 3% will produce new budgetary revenues, the lowering of the threshold intervening moreover opportunely, in a cycle period of approval.

The anxiety and indecision of motorists has therefore continued to increase. Because, with the increase of the additional tax on the vehicles was added an exponential increase of the price of the fuels. In one year the price of diesel has increased by 20% and the super by 14%. Both prices are now above € 1.50 per liter; and the dissatisfaction of consumers has grown to the proportion.

As of January 1, 2018, the weight of taxation, pointed at the finger had been relatively absorbed by the moderate price of a barrel of oil. But this one went in October to 85 dollars. And this is how the cocktail TICPE, carbon contribution and VAT significantly increased the price at the pump. The 2019 budget also provides that the day after the New Year's Eve of 31 December 2018 the diesel will increase by 6.5 cts € the super of 2.9 cts €.

As a result, vehicles crossing France refuel before crossing the border, cross-border commuters speed their way back and forth, and fuel thefts are on the increase.

As a result, this "accentuation of the bullish trajectory" has caused a discontent that is also taking flight. Every day, the online petition changes.org gathers new signatures. A Facebook page even calls for a national block on November 17, against the rise in fuels; and this page is flores ..

The opposition to the governorship of Edouard Philippe consequently became hardened. His stinging and flippant attitude has, moreover, given the example of what happened to Emmanuel Macron, censor of Gallic supposedly incivic or lazy, a sling that swells daily. The RN (formerly FN) and Debout France (Nicolas Dupont Aignan) have already announced that they will join the movement.

Even Ségolène Royale just got involved. She has just accused the government of practicing "a punitive ecology" to "make tax" . Just that !

Finding: Between the 80 km / h, the additional surcharge on polluting vehicles and rising fuel prices, the pressure on the road is becoming unbearable and people growl ... until it will go?

Despite this situation, by the voice of Edward Philippe, the government has just said that it does not intend to change course at the risk of causing a great revolt that will be difficult to contain ...

At this time, the government will certainly be obliged to review its copy, even though today Benoit Simian, MP LREM, just said "it is difficult to stop the budget mechanism."