Income tax generates more revenue for the state, but credits and reductions also increase

The proportion of French people who pay income tax is now close to 48% instead of 46%, according to estimates relating to 2025 income tax returns published on Tuesday, November 10, by the General Directorate of Public Finances. Also read "A little more than 61,000 tax households" in France, "pay more than 100,000 euros in taxes", reveals the general director of public finances. Total revenue collected by the State also increased by around 1% to reach 92.6 billion euros. But tax credits and reductions are progressing at the same time and this shortfall for the State represents a total of nearly 20 billion euros.

Who benefits from tax reductions or credits? Nearly a third of taxpayers benefited from tax reductions or credits, for an average amount of 1,510 euros per household. The most expensive system for the tax authorities remains, by far, that concerning personal services: jobs at home, cleaning, gardening or childcare.

Nearly 7 billion euros have been reimbursed, an amount up significantly compared to 2024. Also read "I was forced to reinstate the wealth tax": the game "The Battle of the Budget" challenges you to find 54 billion euros in savings Another notable statistic: households with the highest incomes proportionally capture the largest share of these reductions and tax credits, via a certain number of tax loopholes. There is a little more than 2,500 euros in "rebates" on average which are recovered by the richest 10%, and even almost 30,000 euros for the category of the wealthiest 0.1%.

However, these households are obviously also the largest contributors to income tax. The 1,600 richest people each pay, on average, more than a million euros.

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