Launched this summer, the question of travel by private jet, which is very polluting, has turned into a long-term controversy.
The executive, which tirelessly asks the French to reduce their energy consumption, wants to force the richest to make an effort.
He will support an amendment to overtax the fuel of private jets, which will be presented during the examination of the 2023 budget in the coming days, indicates BFMTV.
The chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee, Jean-Marc Zulesi (Renaissance), tabled the amendment this Friday, with one objective: "Align the taxation" of kerosene used to fly private aviation with that "of the gasoline used in cars.
A symbolic measure
In a context of calls for sobriety, the gesture on the fuels of private jets is perceived as "a symbolic measure", recognizes a member of the executive, with BFMTV.
Currently, the fuel used to fly private jets is taxed very little.
Taxation on gasoline represents more than half the price at the pump for drivers.
If several figures on the left are campaigning for the outright ban on private jets or yachts, like the ecologist Julien Bayou, the government is ruling out this path.
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Clément Beaune, Minister Delegate for Transport, has been asking for regulation of the sector for several weeks.
He stands out as well as his predecessor, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, himself a former airplane pilot.
“Tax Justice”
“It will be a rebalancing because it is a paradox.
Private jets are less taxed today than (…) flying club passenger planes.
So this tax justice, supported by the majority, is a good thing, ”defended the Minister of Transport on LCI on Friday.
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"Yes, I think the government will support. It's a rebalancing"
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The government presented its sobriety plan on Thursday, drawn up with the main economic and daily life sectors: call for less heating and less lighting, encouragement for teleworking in administrations, or even financial incentive for carpooling.