What's important for pensioners is to ensure that the two big Social Charges, the CSG at 8.2%, and the PS at 4.8%, have been applied only to investment income (revenus de capitaux mobiliers) and not to their company or state pensions. The small Social Charge (the CRDS at 0.5%) has historically been applied to both types of our income, but I notice this year that it, too, has been calculated solely on investment income - probably because I have now turned 65.
Before rushing to appeal, TAG readers ought to look at the calculation on the back of their Avis de Prélèvements Sociaux, relative to the above.
Chris
Malcolm says
Clearly if you normally receive a csg bill for a certain amount and this year's is in line then no problem. We usually have a couple of hundred to pay, but not yet received this year's bill.
The people who have signalled that they have received large bills for the first time have queried them and been told that it is based on their total income and they must pay for the health care.
One person I talked to last night also has a French accountant who predicted a bill of about 200 euros as usual, but the bill was 4000 euros.
It seems obvious that unusually large amounts should be appealed. I dont know if it is just Montauban, but pensioners with E121 are not liable to pay these charges on pensions. And the majority of those who have received these bills are not at all wealthy and are worriedabout meeting them.
