France taxes on production: other paid, total branches
France taxes on production: other paid, total branches stood at 18,372 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Quarterly GDP and value added table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Quarterly GDP and value added table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Other paid miscellaneous taxes on production - Total branches - Values at current prices - SA series | 18,372 | 18,851 | 18,015 | 18,137 | 18,097 | 18,475 | 18,266 | 17,822 | 17,783 | 17,945 | |
| Operating subsidies - Total branches - Values at current prices - SA series | -12,502 | -12,551 | -12,632 | -12,591 | -12,628 | -12,344 | -12,277 | -11,978 | -11,569 | -11,363 |
Understanding france taxes on production: other paid, total branches
This miscellaneous category encompasses all compulsory, unrequited payments levied on enterprises in relation to their production activities that are not classified as taxes on products, payroll taxes, or direct corporate income taxes. It includes recurrent fees such as business license levies, taxes on land or fixed assets used in production, and registration charges incurred across all industrial and service branches. The series explicitly excludes taxes levied directly on the sales value or volume of specific final goods and services produced.
Interpreting this series requires recognizing that these fiscal burdens remain relatively fixed relative to output fluctuations, meaning their ratio to value added can shift during economic downturns. Revisions to these figures typically stem from retroactive municipal or national tax assessments and delayed administrative processing of business fees. Analysts should avoid treating movements in this residual tax category as indicators of consumer demand shifts, as they reflect administrative and regulatory cost structures instead.
Frequently asked questions
- What differentiates these other production taxes from product taxes?
- Other production taxes are levied on the mere operation of a business or ownership of production assets, whereas product taxes apply directly to the units sold or produced.
- Are property and land taxes paid by businesses included here?
- Yes, recurrent taxes on land, buildings, or other structures utilized by enterprises for production purposes are captured within this miscellaneous tax heading.
- Do these taxes fluctuate directly with quarterly sales volumes?
- No, because they relate to business operation prerequisites and asset ownership rather than transactional turnover, they generally remain stable regardless of short-term sales changes.