I. – Taxes and levies collected by way of assessment on behalf of the Regions are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for the current year, the first payment being made before 31 January.
When the amount to be allocated cannot be determined as indicated above, the monthly allocations are made up to one-twelfth of the amount of taxes and charges levied in respect of the previous year or, failing that, the amount of taxes and charges provided for in the previous year’s budget; the adjustment is made as soon as the amount of taxes and charges provided for in the current year’s budget is known.
During the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance of the normal rate if the region’s available funds are temporarily insufficient. Additional allocations are authorised by order of the Minister for the Budget, on the proposal of the Prefect and following the opinion of the Departmental Director of Public Finance.
Allocations may not have the effect of increasing the payments made during the calendar year to an amount greater than the taxes and charges for the financial year.
Taxes or portions of taxes allocated to a common fund are excluded from the allocation schemes referred to in this article.
II. – (Repealed)
The monthly allocations referred to in the first paragraph of this II may be subject to additional payments under the conditions laid down in the third paragraph of I of this article.
III. – The share of the proceeds from the excise duty on energy mentioned in Article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services allocated to each region and to the territorial collectivity of Corsica, pursuant to I of Article 52 of Finance Act no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 and I of l’article 40 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006, est versée mensuellement à raison d’un douzième de son droit à compensation.