France TFPB tax receipts: municipalities
France TFPB tax receipts: municipalities stood at 40,139 EUR million in 2025, according to OFGL – Observatoire des finances et de la gestion publique locales (data.ofgl.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Local taxation and state grants table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2012 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Local taxation and state grants table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tax receipts, all recipients | 42,942.77 | 41,806.85 | 39,685.8 | 36,103.6 | 34,183.62 | 35,009.38 | 34,267.51 | 33,379.34 | 32,479.74 | 31,677.68 | |
| Municipalities | 40,139 | 39,113.06 | 37,165.07 | 33,851.35 | 32,271.15 | 18,706.45 | 18,287.39 | 17,458.94 | 17,025.98 | 16,651.56 | |
| Intermunicipal groupings | 2,619.45 | 2,518.96 | 2,351.16 | 2,098.66 | 1,775.76 | 1,584.82 | 1,522.53 | 1,464.13 | 1,315.71 | 1,233.41 |
Understanding france TFPB tax receipts: municipalities
This indicator measures the specific share of built-property tax receipts allocated exclusively to primary municipal governments. It isolates the financial yield flowing to individual towns and cities, separating foundational local authority income from revenues captured by broader cooperative groupings or specialized syndicates. The calculation reflects statutory tax rates applied against the local net taxable base of buildings within municipal boundaries. This line item highlights the direct fiscal capacity of basic-tier local entities, distinguishing them from higher-level administrative groupings that share the same underlying property assets.
Evaluating municipal-level receipts necessitates accounting for localized decisions regarding tax rate modifications and exemptions granted for specific housing categories. Analysts must recognize that structural shifts in administrative boundaries or the transfer of competencies to intermunicipal groupings can create artificial breaks in the data series. Comparing these figures against broader regional totals requires verifying whether recipient structures have altered their shared taxing arrangements. Early estimates are prone to minor adjustments as final tax roll collections are reconciled with treasury accounts.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this series isolate municipal funding from other recipient levels?
- It records exclusively the portion of built-property tax revenue retained or allocated directly to primary municipal governments.
- What causes structural breaks in this specific municipal dataset?
- Changes in local administrative boundaries or the transfer of public service competencies to intermunicipal entities can disrupt historical consistency.
- Why do initial annual estimates for communes often change?
- Early figures face revisions when treasury accountants reconcile provisional receipts with final tax roll collections.