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France budgets 500 mln euros annually for green industry tax credit


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The French government plans to budget half a billion euros annually for a new tax credit for environmentally-friendly investments as part of a bill presented on Tuesday to green the industrial sector, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.
The tax credit makes France the first EU country to take advantage of a loosening of European state aid rules in recent months in response to new tax subsidies in the United States made available by the Biden administration's $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Le Maire's ministry said the tax credit, which will be available on a temporary basis in line with the new EU rules until 2025, with the possibility of an extension to 2029, was expected to generate private investments totalling 23 billion euros by 2030 and directly create 40,000 jobs.
The tax credit aims to spur investment in environmentally friendly projects and revive France's industrial sector as European companies come increasingly under pressure from U.S. companies, major tax subsidies in the IRA to cut carbon emission, boost domestic production and manufacturing.
"We have no reason to be embarrassed by comparisons with the United States," Le Maire said on Tuesday, adding that various European and existing French aid available was of a similar scale.
The tax credit will cover companies' capital expenditures on 25-40% of their investments in wind and solar power facilities, heat pumps and batteries.
It will be included in the 2024 budget law and its cost will be offset by reducing tax breaks available for certain types of carbon-intensive fuels which remain to be determined.
The bill also aims to make 2,000 hecatres (4,900 acres) available for new industrial sites and cut in half how long it takes to approve a new industrial project from 17 months to nine months.
It also will create a new class of tax-free savings accounts available to people under the age of 18 through their banks, which the finance ministry expects to generate 5 billion euros that can be used to finance green industrial projects.

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    Dear mercy nduta Thank you for getting your climate love to level 2! We have reached out to Bruno Le Maire and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! /Adam We Don't Have Time

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      This is good news

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      • Videlis Eddie

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        Amazing news ..

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        • Marine Stephan

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          while asking the EU to stop environmental regulations........... full-time hypocrisy... https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/512bb41e-afb7-4edc-aa0b-0e66309925c9?utm_source=url-copy%26utm_medium=wdht-web-app-share%26utm_campaign=marine_stephan

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          • Rashid Kamau

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            The EU should continue to work with other countries to develop a common, inclusive multilateral approach to stopping climate change.

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          • Annett Michuki..

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            amazing

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            • Komu Daniel

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              good news

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              • Rukia Ahmed Abdi

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                commendable move

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                • Joseph Githinji

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                  Investing in climate action is investing for a sustainable future, this is encouraging.

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                  • Grace Njeri

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                    Clean energy tax credits deliver a cheaper way to reduce more carbon emissions than almost any other politically feasible policy

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