Paris (AFP)
The senator LREM of Guyana Georges Patient alerted Monday on the tax losses of the communities of Overseas caused by the crisis of the coronavirus, which could reach, even exceed 200 million euros according to him.
In a press release, he underlines "the particular situation of the overseas collectivities which will have to face specific losses of duties on tobacco, tax on air and maritime public transport, special tax on fuel consumption and dock dues "(a tax on imported products specific to overseas).
Unlike French communities, he insists, "the operating revenues of ultra-marine communities are largely indirect tax revenues very sensitive to economic vagaries," said the senator, who wrote to the Prime Minister and the Minister Local authorities.
For dock dues, he points out that a 10% drop in revenue, such as that retained by the government for VAT in the amending finance bill "will represent a drop of 120 million euros. Some experts predict even a 20% drop to 240 million euros. "
"I received a response from the Prime Minister's Office which shows that, for the moment, he has absolutely not taken the fair measure of what awaits us," deplores the senator, because "he is not envisaged to this stage as advance payments of tax receipts in the event of tension on the treasury of the communities ".
"If nothing is done, the fall in revenue will be between 100 million and 200 million euros compared to 2019," insisted the senator, referring to "likely consequences on the payment of salaries of territorial officials, the payment of invoices to companies, availability of public services, etc. "
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