Real Estate Taxation and Local Tax Policies in France

Bernard Bizet ()
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Bernard Bizet: ESSEC Business School, Postal: Avenue Bernard Hirsch - B.P. 50105, 95021 CERGY-PONTOISE CEDEX , FRANCE,, http://www.essec.com

No DR 04010, ESSEC Working Papers from ESSEC Research Center, ESSEC Business School

Abstract: Merging -or separating- real estate patrimony taxation and local taxation is still a debate in France. How much of these fiscal resources should be allocated to the State and how much should be channeled to local decision bodies? This research document expresses an overview of the 1994 to 2000 period which saw many changes in local institutions as well as in property taxation of. It aggregates and compares numerous elements which are not yet assembled in the French economy literature. Truly the multitude of taxes particular to France allows, as a counterpart, a precise use of the resources and fits the design of good circumstantial “policies” (national budget, property taxation, real estate investment/market, etc.). However those numberless taxes bring a great complexity in the use of the tax products acting against economic principles and call for theoretical analysis. For instance, how to associate equity with efficiency (basic dimension of a successful tax) since real estate is no longer simply defined as a stable patrimony asset but also as a product and a tradable good devoted to taxation? Within this framework this paper surveys the main taxes attached to built and non built land or properties during the 1994 to 2000 period. It analyses the process of the financing of urbanization which is based on these taxes. It shows the main steps of the patrimony taxation and urban taxation in France and the distribution of the tax products between local institutions. Some comparisons with other European countries are given.

Keywords: Property taxation; Urban development financing; Real estate sector; Local taxation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H20 H71 L85 R51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 38 pages
Date: 2004-09
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