Tax increase: we now know more precisely which households will be affected by an “exceptional” increase

Laurent Saint-Martin, invité de Télématin. Capture X

Invité de la matinale de France 2 ce jeudi 3 octobre, le nouveau ministre de l’Économie, Laurent Saint-Martin, a donné des précisions sur les ménages qui seraient touchés par la hausse exceptionnelle des impôts annoncée par le gouvernement.

Michel Barnier had set the tone: some French people, “those who can”, will have to make an exceptional contribution to restoring the state's finances by paying a little more tax.

An announcement that raised many questions about the profile of the taxpayers concerned. This Thursday, October 3, Laurent Saint-Martin, Bruno Le Maire's successor at Bercy, provided some details on the set of Télématin.

500,000 euros per year

“We're talking about 0.3% “households”, indicated the Minister of the Economy. “We are talking here about the wealthiest of the wealthiest”. And to illustrate with more precision, he cites a "household without children who earns an income of approximately 500,000 euros per year."

Laurent Saint-Martin again pointed out that this was a temporary increase, without specifying over what period it would apply. "I believe that after years of protecting employment, income and growth, we can legitimately ask the most fortunate people of this country to participate exceptionally and temporarily in this recovery effort,” the minister said.