Jackie Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Anyone else see this in the Expat Bulletin and do a double take? For us in Deux Sevres try multiplying d'habitation by 2.6, water by 2, foncière by 2 and bin collection by 3.8 or are we not typical?..............J"Here is what you are paying for in France: taxe d'habitation is €25.66 per month, which includes the TV licence, water costs are €16.26, electricity in a house which has no gas is €71 per month, taxe foncière is €31 per month, and €4 a month is all it costs you to have your bins collected every week." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 What is the Expat Bulletin, Jackie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Whatever it is, they should clarify where they live and what size home they live in. I would be shocked to find ANYWHERE in Provence with numbers like this. These are the types of articles that many people read and believe hold true for all of France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I get it! It's another "The grass is greener' Telegraph article![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Typically daft article (although my taxe d'hab, fonciere and water bills are in fact less than those quoted, although the electricity is more -but I have electric heating). Like the UK - it depends where you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/07/08/expat-finance-in-france.xmlArticle here - no mention of healthcare costs - naturally.......[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 [quote user="cooperlola"]Typically daft article (although my taxe d'hab, fonciere and water bills are in fact less than those quoted, although the electricity is more -but I have electric heating). Like the UK - it depends where you live. [/quote]If they've found one case where this is true, surely it must be universally true ? [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Not quite what we are paying.Tax habit €18.84Tax fonc €23.46Water €38.00Electricity €149.33Bin €12.16 ams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 These figures were for couple living in a village 50kms south east of Toulouse. I wonder if there is a site to look at which would indicate how much we should be paying for d'habitation and foncière. I know we had to fill in an H1 form when we had a pool put in and again when the veranda was added and after each of these events one of these two taxes went up quite a lot. Maybe we are victims of being too honest!.....................J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Same thing for us Jackie. Better honest though as when / if it comes time to sell, all will need to be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscar Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 You're all right, it depends where you live in France. They are suggesting:Taxe d'hab 25.66 we pay 25 euroswater 16.56, we pay 30 euroselectricity 71, we pay 100 eurosFonciere 31, we pay 30Ordures 4, we pay 3 eurosWe also happen to run a B&B so our electricity, and water are much higher than if we didn't have 4 rooms using all that power and water for 6 months a year, oter than that, our payments are marginally less than they are suggesting.I know we live in a much cheaper part of France than others. But then we do have to put up with the rain!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Whereabouts are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessfou Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Crikey!!! That is cheap. We live in the middle of nowhere and thought (most, exc. electricity*) of our costs were low:THab: €301+116 redevance audiovisuelle = €417 totalwater: ca. €15/month (but that was before they put in the mains drainage, which should be completed soon)electricity: ca. €140/monthordures ménagères: €8.5/monthSo, our THab (inc TV) is 40% more, water about the same (but there are costs for the fosse septique which, presumably, must apply to the quoted figure), electricity and rubbish double (we have no TFon).*Usually only the two of us in a 4 bed 2 recep but we have several "pet" PCs, as well as electric heating/climatisation.[edit: decided 40% is a bit nearer the mark than 50%] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody234 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 where exactly is the "expat bulletin" showing the !!! simbols, is it on the living france website or is it on another website, i understand now because ive clicked the link to the telegraph article about france spain australia being cheaper places to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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