This new tax affects all French people and can be collected automatically

2024-11-21 15:33:00

One project plans to introduce a new financial drain on some French people.

The search for financial resources for the State is endless. From there to saying: “Does every day have a new tax proposal?” Almost. While a final decision on new taxes has not yet been made, the idea of ​​additional revenue comes back to the forefront. It does not come from anywhere, since the proposal is formulated by the political camp of Michel Barnier and supported by the President of the Republic.

Presented to the general public as a tax, it would more precisely be a question of creating a new fine that would affect all French people. We are not talking here about a new traffic violation, a new criminal offense or any other unprecedented sanction that would “irritate the French” according to Georges Pompidou’s famous expression, but about a system of “responsibilisation” of the population.

To do this, the goal is to hit the wallet. Backed by the right, praised last spring by Gabriel Attal, the “rabbit tax” was abandoned in the political upheaval that followed. But this has not been forgotten as once again it is proposed to establish this system.

This would result in a financial penalty for people who have made a doctor’s appointment and fail to show up at the office unannounced. The amount of the fine is not established in the text studied by the Senate but a few months ago the sum of 5 euros was spoken of. To solve the problem, two options are proposed: either the patient could pay the fine directly to social security, or the “Secu” would reimburse the subsequent medical service less well to automatically recover the amount due.

If this text, proposed by Senator Corinne Imbert (LR), has a good chance of being adopted by the Senate, there is nothing to say that it will be retained in the final bill and, therefore, implemented. Especially since doctors themselves have expressed their skepticism regarding the benefits of this device. As for Emmanuel Macron, he stated, in 2023 al Parisianwanting to “punish a little those who don’t come to the meetings”.