Fire in Gironde. Gabriel Attal: “We want to avoid adding the anxiety of the tax sheet” – Sud Ouest

In Cazaux (33), in July, houses were destroyed by flames. Archives Guillaume Bonnaud / “Sud Ouest” 1 The portfolio of individuals “In order not to add to the trauma of the flames, the anxiety of the tax sheet, the individuals concerned will be able to request an exceptional payment period until mid-September income tax or even the temporary suspension of levies. At no additional cost,” points out Gabriel Attal. “And local taxes will not be due on the habitats impacted, prohibited from access and occupation or covered by a decree of danger. “The Minister of Public Accounts also refers to the longer term. “I have asked my departments to take into account long-term damage to the value of housing but also woods and forests from 2023.”2 Company cash flow “Our ambition is to support companies in cushioning the impacts fires on their cash flow but also to help them relaunch their activity” Gabriel Attal insists: “Our ambition is to support companies in cushioning the impacts of fires on their cash flow but also to help them relaunch their activity. Like individuals, they will benefit from specific tax measures: postponement of payment of tax deadlines, moderation or free discounts on increases and late penalties for corporation tax, accelerated reimbursement of VAT credits or CICE tax for competitiveness and employment), adaptation or suspension of the monthly payments to be paid for the CFE (Contribution foncière des entreprises) as well as a tolerance in the deadlines for declaring the results. On July 30, Olivier Dussopt, Minister of Work had announced the accessibility to the long-term partial activity scheme for companies affected by the Girondin fires. “Already nearly 250 players in the timber and tourism sectors in Gironde have requested it. This concerns 1,367 employees to date,” says Gabriel Attal. “At the same time, I mobilized the departmental directorates at the end of the crisis trained during the Covid to support the establishments particularly affected by these new events. Interest-free loans may be granted to revive the activity. The Dune campsite (les Flots bleus) was completely destroyed by the fire. Archives Franck Perrogon / “Sud Ouest” “For farmers whose land has been reduced to ashes, I asked the DGFIP, in conjunction with the services of the Ministry of Agriculture, to mobilize the exceptional tax relief mechanism land on undeveloped properties for crop losses. Disaster areas will be identified and, where possible, relief will be granted automatically, up to the amount of crop loss suffered. It is a powerful mechanism that has proven itself during natural disasters: hail, drought, frost, storms, floods, etc. It should be noted that self-employed workers, in addition to support in their tax obligations, are entitled, via the Urssaf, to seek social action, i.e. financial assistance to meet their most urgent needs pending the recovery of their professional premises, their production tool or their main residence.3 community emergenciesLocal communities, town halls and county councils were also affected by the disasters. If only to meet unforeseen expenses aimed at supporting citizens but also at accommodating and feeding evacuees, or even at welcoming firefighters from all over France and even Europe. “Instruction was given to the DGFIP to authorize, on an exceptional basis, the payment of urgent expenditure to deal with the crisis despite the absence of deliberation and of a budget line. I also asked the services to release the controls not adapted to the emergency situation, ”added the minister. And to conclude that the government will evaluate in a second time the impacts of these expenses on the communities. “We will take support measures if necessary. The holidaymakers from the Teste-de-Buch campsites, evacuated at the time of the fire, in July, were welcomed at the Parc des Expositions in the town. Archives Franck Perrogon / “South West”