Tax & Finance

#2018-777 DC2019 Finance Bill Constitutional Review

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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This law reviews the 2019 Finance Bill after challenges over its adoption process and clarity. It confirms most contested aspects meet constitutional standards but nullifies specific provisions regarding inequalities in social benefits and specific administrative processes.

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Key Changes

  • Review of adoption process for 2019 finance bill
  • Annulment of social benefit inequalities
  • Confirmation of constitutional compliance for procedural aspects

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Deposit and distribute all general annexes required under Article 51(7) of the Organic Law of August 1, 2001 at least five clear days before the National Assembly's first reading examination of revenues or credits to which they relate

Government and Parliament administration
disclosure
high

Ensure clarity and sincerity of parliamentary debate throughout the entire examination of finance bills, including timely provision of budgetary documents and information necessary for informed decision-making

Government, National Assembly, Senate
operational
high

Permit full exercise of amendment rights by Parliament members and Government during first reading of bills, limited only by admissibility rules requiring amendments to present a direct or indirect link to the deposited or transmitted text

National Assembly, Senate, Government
operational
medium

Ensure that sub-amendments may be submitted as an indissociable component of the amendment right recognized to Parliament members and Government under Article 44 of the Constitution

National Assembly, Senate
operational
high

Nullify and not implement provisions of the 2019 Finance Bill regarding inequalities in social benefits and specific administrative processes that were declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Council

Government, All public authorities, Social benefits administrators
prohibition

Affected Parties

French citizens receiving social benefitsParliament members involved in the adoption process

Tags

finance,constitution,social benefits