A last minute rush of property owners declaring their situation to the French state, has caused problems with the impots.gouv website today. To accommodate any delays, tonights deadline has been extended for a final 24 hours, after which any owner who has not declared a property, could face fines or sanctions. The declaration is being used to identify premises exempt from the tax d’habituation which was abolished for all main residences this year. Since January 1, each owner must declare if their property is being used as a primary residence, empty, rented or used as a secondary residence. In the case of a secondary residence, you will still be liable to pay the tax d’habitation.
A crash involving two busses in Cannes, which injured 32 people yesterday evening, is believed to have been caused by a technical fault. The driver of one bus reports his vehicle suddenly accelerated and brakes stopped working. As the bus careered at high-speed, the wrong way down Place du General de Gaulle, the driver tried to warn another bus coming in the opposite direction by flashing his headlights. Eventually he collided into the other bus and several parked motorbikes. Sixty firefighters attended the scene where 19 people with minor injuries were taken to hospital. A full investigation is to take place.
A man in his fifties is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the throat in Nice last night. The incident, which happened on the Boulevard du Mercantour around 11pm, is being investigated by police.
In Mandelieu-la-Napoule a fire on the fourth floor of an apartment building has been brought under control this afternoon.
