The State will implement a “riot” tax to pay for damage linked to violence during social mobilizations

Nearly 3,000 businesses affected, street furniture destroyed, buildings vandalized... According to CCI France, the chamber of commerce and industry, the bill has already exceeded a billion euros in damage after the violence of October 17 and 24. But who will pay? A little bit of everyone via the “riots” tax.

Also read After the looting of businesses, more than 1,700 suspicious advertisements were removed from online resale platforms, according to the government. This is an additional contribution of 0.8% on insurance contracts. The additional premium is obligatory. It will be levied on all automobile and housing contracts for individuals as well as those of businesses and communities.

This will make it possible to supplement a new compensation fund, created specifically to pay for damage linked to the riots. The idea is to pool the costs of the most important repairs. This “riot” tax was not created following the recent incidents.

It was imagined after the violence of June 2023, after the death of Nahel. The insurers said they could not cover everything, nor could the State. Hence the idea of ​​this surcharge on policyholders.

Initially, it was to be around 5% but, in the face of criticism, it was reduced to 0.8% because this compulsory contribution is controversial. Collected from January 1, 2027The system is directly inspired by the natural disaster mechanism, catNat. This fund is supplemented by everyone to finance the damage caused by floods, droughts, etc.

But can we consider riots in the same way as natural disasters? Can urban violence which concerns public order be taken as a hazard, by definition, uncontrollable? Also read The organization “High School Students!

" assures that he can still "pull on the rope" and calls for "continuing" the high school mobilization. Furthermore, in a context of tensions on purchasing power, this additional premium raises eyebrows. While many households are unable to make ends meet, this amounts to asking the silent majority to pay for a delinquent minority. The government, for its part, is defending itself: the State is not paying its own way, it is organizing solidarity between insurers.

This contribution should make it possible to raise around 400 million euros, the Council of State must still validate the system, but if this is the case, this contribution will be deducted from January 1, 2027 from our contracts.

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