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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Because of the big increase in oil prices, the allowance for
non-tax-paying main-residence households heated by oil
(fuel) has been doubled from €75 last year to €150 for 2007.
Forms can be obtained shortly at local trésoreries or online
at www.impots.gouv.fr. You will need to supply the
following photocopies:
• Tax return or avis d’impôt to prove you don’t pay any tax
• Your oil (fuel) bill
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
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An interesting fuel comparison for central heating: a litre of
fuel provides the equivalent energy of two kilos or three
litres of wood granules. You need three or four cubic metres
of wood chips to create the same energy as one cubic metre
of wood granules. A house that consumes 2,000 litres of fuel
per heating season would need four tonnes of granules –
that’s six cubic metres – therefore a stack of 1.5m x 2m x 2m
would be enough for a year. For wood chips it would have to
be four times as big a volume.
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
If you live in a rural area, not knowing what’s going on around you is a bit like not speaking the language. Jeanne Livingstone ploughs through the rules
Farming is no longer a simple but hard job, but a respected
career needing training, qualifications, management and
marketing skills, determination and stamina.
We hear with a sometimes jaundiced ear farmers moaning
about their hardships and lack of subsidies, while watching
them drive huge tractors and combine harvesters that cost a
fortune (around €80,000 ex VAT for a tractor depending on the
horsepower). In fact, they receive subsidies to compensate for
low crop prices, and have to take out loans (at favourable
interest rates) to buy equipment. True, with the EU, rules are
strict and admin is complicated but, according to the Chambre
d’Agriculture, half a farmer’s revenue can come from
subventions. Most CAP (Politique Agricole Commune)
subsidies have to be applied for in April of each year, and a
minimum of hectares, depending on your region, is required to
qualify for this aid. Mega-machines like harvesters which are
not used all year round are shared on a cooperative basis by
forming a CUMA (Coopérative d’utilisation du matériel
agricole). To know more about CUMAs, visit www.cuma.fr
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
Hi, I was wondering if you could advise
if it is true that EDF is not now the only
supplier of electricity to private
consumers? A notaire recently
confirmed this is the case but I am
having difficulties finding alternative
suppliers anywhere.
Thanks and kind regards
Jackie Dutfield
Jeanne Livingstone replies:
It has been the case since 2007 (see our
article in the July issue).
Check out this website for suppliers:
www.energie-info.fr
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Thursday, 06 December 2007 |
As someone who has been battling with
the ‘No satellite’ signal is being
received’ syndrome for many months
now I found Keith Pepper’s article in the
October issue extremely interesting.
The problem I am experiencing is
slightly different in that the ‘No
Satellite’ signal etc etc announcement
only appears from approximately 11am
onwards and effects channels 102; 105;
115; 116 and 203. Before 11am daily
all channels are available.
My local TV engineer (French) is at
a loss as to how to rectify matters and
appears to put it down to the
indiosyncrasy of the British TV system.
Any thoughts Keith Pepper might
have on this problem would be most
welcome.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Kent.
Keith Pepper replies:
I’d suggest that the LNB is changed.
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