Dormant savings levy planned Owners could reclaim funds

Oct 1

France 2 describes the government considering a one-off 17% levy on €8 billion of unclaimed assets held at the Caisse des Dépôts, with a hoped-for €1.4 billion budget gain. It demonstrates Ciclade searches and a retiree’s intention to reclaim forgotten money. The report explains its ten-year bank-transfer and thirty-year state-transfer timetable. Members of the public disagree about using the money; economist Philippe Crevel calls the proposal an acceleration of eventual state receipt and says owners may not feel targeted. The government’s assurance that a claimant would receive the deducted money back is retained. This is a budget proposal, not an enacted levy or money already collected.

The French government proposes a one-off 17% levy on unclaimed assets held at the Caisse des Dépôts in its 2027 budget. France 2 describes €8 billion in dormant funds and an expected €1.4 billion budget gain, demonstrates Ciclade searches and presents differing public views. Economist Philippe Crevel describes accelerated state receipt, and the government says claimants would be refunded the deducted money. This is a proposed fiscal measure, not an enacted levy or completed collection.