The DGFIP has initiated a “reflection” on the acceptance of this means of payment, which only represents 4.5% of the regulations.
A “Reflection is underway” On the acceptance of checks as a means of payment by the Treasury, to pay its taxes or fines for example, said the Directorate General of Public Finances (DGFIP) this Monday, August 4, confirming information from the newspaper The world . No deadline is however set for the culmination of this reflection, according to the tax authorities, which did not wish to confirm information from the newspaper that this reflection could lead to the closure in 2027 of its latest check treatment center, located in Rennes.
This reflection starts from the observation that the number of checks collected by the public treasury in payment of taxes or fines, for example, dropped by 72% in ten years, to around 40 million in 2024, said a spokesperson for the DGFIP. According to The worldthe downward movement has amplified, with a decline of 20% between the first four months of 2024 and the same months of 2025. From now on, only 4.5% of the treasury payments are made per check, for around 1% of the amounts concerned.
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According to the Safety Observatory for Payment Means (OSMP), the bank card was in 2023 the means of payment excluding species preferred by French, checks representing less than 3% of transactions excluding cash.