Sonelgaz to apply the price of 300 to 2,400 ZDZ on housing tax across all municipalities

Sonelgaz public company launched the taxation on housing, across all municipalities, in the context of strengthening its financial independence and its capacity to intervene in the rehabilitation of real estate barn, as it identified the price of 300 and 1,200 ZDZ on the total municipalities, while it is ranging between 600 and 2,400 ZDZ, or the double for Algiers, Annaba, Constantine and Oran.

Complementary Finance Act 2015 to expand the scope of the tax application on housing which come into force from now on to persons under its scope across 1.541 municipalities, as this tax, which was established under the Finance Act of 2003 concerning the central municipalities in administrative departments, and the municipalities in Algiers, Annaba, Constantine and Oran only.

This annual tax, which is taken by the National Company for Electricity and Gas “Sonelgaz” from the electricity and gas bills on all buildings that are used for housing or work, and which identified between 300 ZDZ and 1200 ZDZ, on the total municipalities that were not involved in this tax, according to the provisions of Article 67 of the Complementary Finance Law 2015, and for buildings that are directed for housing and employment which are located in municipalities of Algiers, Annaba, Constantine and Oran, and which was previously subject to this tax, that ranged between 600 and 2400 ZDZ.

This tax will be directed to the Special Fund for the Rehabilitation of Urban Barn under the terms of management that are identified within the joint ministerial decision of 2003, and the Executive Decree of 2005.

According to this executive decree, this fund’s expenses represent the costs that are directed against the basic works for rehabilitation and renovation of the local residential parts of the barn, along the lines of the old buildings, in addition to the expenses that are exploited in the context of works of maintenance of equipment that entered into service, and that is related to the exploitation in the field of construction.

This fund’s revenues consist of taxes value on housing, in addition to the voluntary contributions by every natural or legal person, and the granting of the support by the state or local support groups.