Question 15669 — overseas

Summary

Ms. Emeline K/Bidi draws the attention of the Minister Delegate to the Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, responsible for transport, to the eco-contribution on air transport and the exemption provided for overseas in Article 72 of Law No. 2019-1479 of December 28, 2019 on finance for 2020. This text expressly provided that reductions would apply to commercial flights " carried out between overseas departments or communities and mainland France as well as between these same overseas departments or communities.” This exemption is justified by the insularity or remoteness of overseas territories and the essential nature of air transport for their opening up and territorial continuity. The poverty rate and the cost of living, higher overseas, also justified these reductions. However, the finance law for 2020 postponed the date of entry into force of this exemption for overseas territories to "a date set by joint decree of the ministers responsible for civil aviation and the budget which cannot be more than one month later than the date of receipt by the Government of the response from the European Commission allowing this legislative measure to be considered in compliance with Union law European”. However, the European Commission's response was never communicated to Parliament. In any case, the National Assembly does not know whether the European Commission was indeed questioned and, if so, since what date. On the other hand, it is established that the eco-contribution on air transport has come into force overseas since January 1, 2020, in the same proportions as for the entire national territory, without no exemption. Overseas countries have therefore been waiting for the effective application of this exemption for more than four years. This tax reduction is always justified by the geographical and social situation of the overseas territories. It is all the more justified as the price of plane tickets to and from overseas has seen a very sharp increase in recent years. Data for the year 2023 showed an increase prices of 30.3% in four years to overseas territories and an increase of 28.3% for flights departing from these same territories. She therefore questions him on the date on which the European Commission received this request for exemption and would like to know the response given.

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