France Tax Agency Seeks Comments on VAT Changes for Energy Renovation, Solar Equipment Installation

The French General Directorate of Public Finance Oct. 22 opened a consultation on changes to the VAT rate application for energy renovation and solar equipment installation. The consultation includes measures to: 1) apply the reduced 5.5 percent VAT rate for qualifying energy renovation services for residential premises completed more than two years ago, with new regulatory criteria effective Jan. 1; 2) exclude the supply or installation of fossil fuel boilers from both the reduced 5.5 percent VAT rate for energy renovation and the reduced 10 percent VAT rate for improvement, transformation, development, and maintenance works, effective March 1; 3) extend ...