# Oxfam opposition to French tax policy > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/oxfam-opposition-to-french-tax-policy > Updated: 2026-10-13T00:10:47.000Z. Sources: 8. Developments: 2. The NGO Oxfam has launched a campaign against France’s Dutreil Pact, a tax mechanism established in 2003 that provides a 75% reduction in inheritance and gift taxes to facilitate the transfer of family businesses. Oxfam argues the pact primarily benefits the ultra-wealthy, claiming it could result in a loss of over 111 billion euros for the French state over thirty years. The organization noted that the annual cost of this loophole rose from 1.2 billion euros in 2020 to over 5.5 billion euros in 2024. To address these revenue losses, Oxfam proposed reforms such as capping benefits at 1 million euros per beneficiary and reducing the exemption to 50%. The situation escalated when Oxfam France filed a legal appeal against the French state, alleging failures to maintain a fair and equal tax system. The NGO cited the inability to guarantee equality before tax law, the failure to combat tax fraud, and the lack of assessment regarding fiscal policy effects. Through this legal action, Oxfam aims to influence the 2027 presidential election agenda and shift public debate toward ‘tax justice’. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-13: Oxfam France sues French state over alleged tax inequality Oxfam France is taking legal action against the French state, alleging tax inequality and failures in combating fraud to push tax justice onto the national political agenda. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/oxfam-france-sues-french-state-over-alleged-tax-inequality ### 2026-09-22: Oxfam targets France's Dutreil Pact over massive tax revenue losses Oxfam reports that France's Dutreil Pact could cost the state 111 billion euros over 30 years, primarily benefiting wealthy heirs through significant inheritance tax exemptions. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/oxfam-targets-frances-dutreil-pact-over-massive-tax-revenue-losses --- Cite as: Oxfam opposition to French tax policy. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/oxfam-opposition-to-french-tax-policy