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54% of French households did not pay income tax in 2025
Income tax brought in a record €95 billion last year despite most homes not paying any
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A third of those eligible for French income support are not claiming it
Lack of information and social stigma behind low uptake
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Here are the 2026 dates for French income tax payments and reimbursements
Updated tax notice in July or August will inform taxpayers of next steps
0.75% rate for Livret A until 2020
New move commencing in February
Interest rates on the popular tax-free ‘Livret A’ savings accounts are to be frozen at 0.75% – their lowest ever – until January 2020. The move, which comes into force in February, means the rate will have been at 0.75% for five years as it was first set in August 2015.
With inflation now 1.1% the Livret rate could have risen to 1% under the normal calculation but this would have been against the run of the market.
A new calculation will be in place by the start of 2020.
