The questions are "Should a free travel benefit be considered "income" you have received (albeit not in cash)
Aussie mate !
1/ These, even untaxed are far from FREE benefits. I have no qualm paying airport taxes pertaining to the ticket, which we do.
2/ A taxed " benefit " and that's a no brainer................is no longer a benefit.
3/ The governement was being very selective, in short leaving the public sector out, National Railway, National Electricity, and a long list of others like Bordeaux Harbour, who enjoy special status in the fiscal realm and who, in matter of blocking a country, have proved they master the skill like an art.
Even the distinguished members of parliament spared themselves in the taxing process and when it comes to benefits they are top of their class.
So yes, having briefly listed the above, I would have stayed under the dunna instead of doing an early.
You see, I am all for fiscal justice as long as everyone caughs up. I just hate being taken for a ride.
I've seen more strikes in Australia than I would have wished, trust me and if memory serves, 1989 may have been a good year for Bordeaux wines.........not so spiffing for poor aussie pilots sods though.
BUT, I am not really interested in getting into an argument but for facts about what happens in other countries.
Who knows, nicely and politely worded, you might even convince me.
For those of you who understand frogish, here the list of all the different bodies exempted of this fringe benefit taxation.
Try to take some of these head on...................!
REGIME ORGANISME SIGLE Risque MALADIE Risque AT/MP Risque VIEILLESSE
Régime des Militaires Caisse Nationale Militaire de Sécurité Sociale CNMSS
X
X
Régime de la SNCF Caisse de
prévoyance et de retraite de la SNCF CPRPSNCF
X
X
X
Régime des Clercs et employés de Notaire Caisse de Retraite et de
Prévoyance des Clercs et Employés de Notaires CRPCEN
X
X
Régime de la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Paris CCIP
X
Régime de la RATP Unité Protection et Prestations Sociales de la RATP PEPS RATP
X
X
Régime de la RATP Caisse de Retraite du Personnel de la RATP CRP RATP
X
Régime des Marins Etablissement National des Invalides de la Marine ENIM
X
X
X
Régime des Industries Electriques et Gazières Caisse Nationale des Industries Electriques et Gazières CNIEG
X
Régime des Cultes Caisse d’Assurance Vieillesse et Maladie des Cultes CAVIMAC
X
X
Régime du Senat Caisse autonome de Sécurité sociale du Sénat CASS SENAT
X
X
Régime des Mines Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations - Retraites des Mines CDC
X
Régime des Mines Caisse Autonome Nationale de la Sécurité Sociale dans les Mines CANSSM
X
X
Régime des ouvriers des établissements industriels de l’Etat Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations CDC
X
Régime des agents des collectivités locales Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations CDC
X
Régime de l’Assemblée Nationale Fonds de sécurité sociale de l’Assemblée Nationale FSS Assemblée nationale
X
X
Régime des personnels de l’Opéra National de Paris Caisse de Retraites des Personnels de l’Opéra de Paris
X
Régime de la Comédie Française Comédie Française
X
Régime du Port autonome de Bordeaux Caisse de
Prévoyance du Personnel Titulaire du Port Autonome de Bordeaux
X