By Charlotte Reid 
The government is continuing its energy transition plan with a new, fairly high tax on gas boilers.
Each new year brings its share of administrative changes. After the increase in property tax, here are the new rules concerning the installation of gas boilers planned for 2025.
2025: are gas boilers doomed to disappear?
Gas boilers, once very popular in France, are they about to disappear? A year ago, a project to ban their installation was debated at the highest level of government. Although this project was not adopted, a significant change concerning this type of heating has been in place since the beginning of January.
Our colleagues at the Pleine Vie website recently analysed the new measures surrounding the installation of gas boilers in 2025. Between new European directives and the desire for a more significant energy transition, there are many changes. But it is mainly VAT on the purchase and installation of boilers that will increase.
A major energy transition
For several years now, the transition to renewable energies has been encouraged by the government. Between the various energy subsidies, the Anah grants that have replaced the tax credit, and the purchase of surplus solar production by Enedis, the French have only one thing to say to rally to the cause of the ecological transition.
However, a few holdouts are not so keen and do not want to get rid of their gas boilers. In fact, others even want to install new ones when they build their homes, for example. It is true that, financially, a gas boiler is more affordable than an air/water heat pump, for example. But with this new measure, those who were planning to install a gas boiler in 2025 will have to rethink their heating system.
Will heat pumps soon be more affordable than gas boilers?
From 1 January 2025, reduced VAT rates will no longer apply to the purchase and installation of gas boilers. A single VAT rate of 20% will therefore be added. According to our colleagues’ calculations, the increase will be drastic on a tradesman’s bill, or even when you go to the till if you plan to carry out this installation yourself.
On average, you will now have to pay €700 more for a gas boiler. This is enough to make you seriously consider another strategy. And with good reason, because with subsidies, installing a heat pump or a pellet boiler could soon be more affordable than a gas boiler.