Question 11201 — value added tax

Summary

Mr. Hervé Saulignac draws the attention of the Minister of the Economy and Finance to a possible increase in VAT rates in certain sectors of activity. Many companies and professional building organizations have expressed their serious and legitimate concerns about a possible abolition of reduced rate VAT for energy renovation work in buildings. In the construction sector, this reduced rate VAT concerns housing renovation work. In fact, this work benefits from a rate of 10% for the general renovation of housing and 5.5% for energy renovation. This proposal would lead to this work being taxed at a rate of 20%. Reversing reduced VAT rates would go completely against the support for employment and growth which is essential in the current economic context. It would impact once again the purchasing power of the poorest households. Furthermore, while sustainable development must be one of the priorities for the coming years and it is urgent to fight against energy poverty in buildings, this measure would be totally incoherent. Also, he asks that the Government clarify its intentions in this matter and renounce such a project which would have harmful consequences for the French companies and in particular for VSE-SMEs and low-income households, not to mention the risks of increased recourse to undeclared work.

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