AreaFrance

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/11/2019

Policy CategoryRenewable energy

Policy InstrumentBiofuel policy

DescriptionThe French Parliament voted – on environmental grounds – in favour of removing tax breaks for palm oil used as biodiesel feedstock.

NotesFRANCE – palm oil taxation: As part of the 2020 budget debate, the French Parliament voted in favour of removing tax breaks for palm oil used as biodiesel feedstock, thus rejecting a Government-backed proposal to delay the withdrawal of the tax advantages until 2026. The removal had originally been agreed under France’s 2019 budget (see MPPU Jan.’19).