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French deputies adopt amendment transforming IFI into unproductive wealth tax
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French deputies adopted an amendment on Friday evening modifying the real estate wealth tax (IFI) to transform it into an 'unproductive wealth tax' during the review of the 2026 finance bill. Carried by Jean-Paul Mattei (MoDem) and sub-amended by Philippe Brun (PS), the text received 163 votes against 150, thanks to an alliance between PS, RN, and MoDem. This measure marks a partial return to the principle of the former wealth tax, abolished in 2018.
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