As every year, the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP) is returning money to taxpayers who paid more taxes than expected in the previous year. More than 12.6 million households will be affected in 2026, Bercy said on Wednesday, July 22, and will receive an average of 1,057 euros.
This amount came at just the right time this summer. On Wednesday, July 22, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that 12.6 million households will receive refunds from the Directorate General of Public Finance (DGFiP). “As of July 24, 2026, 12.6 million tax households whose 2025 withholding amounts exceeded the income taxes ultimately due will receive a refund from the tax administration,” Bercy said in a press release.
The average amount of €1,057 will be sent to taxpayers by bank transfer or check directly to their post office box no earlier than 24 July and no later than 31 July 2026. We are talking about those taxpayers who took advantage of discounts or tax breaks on expenses incurred in 2025, whereas this did not happen in 2024, as well as those whose situation changed in 2025, resulting in a drop in income that the tax administration did not realize.
No action to take
Delay in announcing the birth of a child also entitles you to an additional half share. Details of your tax calculation will be set out on your tax notice, which will be made available to you between the end of July and the beginning of September 2026 from your Government Finance office. Finally, a refund is possible if your income in 2025 has changed in proportion to less than inflation, given that the income tax scale is indexed to the general rise in prices, reminds TF1 Info.
No action is required to receive your tax refund. If your bank details are known, they will be securely transferred to your bank account labeled “REMB TAX REVENUS”. The issuer will be registered as “DGFIP FINANCES PUBLIQUES”. Otherwise, the check will be sent to your home and can be cashed directly at your bank.
published July 22 at 15:34 by Sebastien Salpietro, 6Médias with L’Express