In Angers, one fiscal household out of two does not pay income tax

While Angers households have received or/and will receive soon the tax rolls about their incomes and their homes, the French ministry of finances has published a survey regarding the Angers place in a national ranking in terms of income tax as well as property tax. Regarding the income tax, the ministry took census of 80 953 households for tax purposes. On this total, 41 197 are liable to tax, i.e. 51%. One Angers households out of two does not pay income tax. And the others 49% pay an average of 2 000 € per year.

That amount follows moreover a regular decreasing trend. In 2006, the average amount paid was 2 437 €, five years later, that sum has decreased by 17%, what indicates a impoverishment of Angers population on medium-term. If, at the other end of the scale, the most wealthiest persons (they were 1 282 in 2010 ) paid in two years ago 4 361 €, i.e. 2% more than in 2009, the rank of Angers in the national scale decrease what demonstrates too an impoverishment of Angers city.

For real-estate taxes, the rate of the property tax (paid by owners of a house or a flat) ranks Angers at the 566th town according to fiscal pressure. Regarding the council tax (only paid by tenants), the fiscal pressure is much more lower : Angers is ranked on the  1 758th place. The rate of the property tax (31%) is the double of the council tax (17%). That should trigger a policy to increase to number of riches and decrease the number of poors.