It will be paid to 38 million French people. A “inflation compensation” of 100 euros will be paid to those “who earn less than 2,000 euros net per month”, to cope with the surge in prices at the pump, announced Thursday, October 21, Jean Castex during the news 20 hours of TF1. The Prime Minister, who had already announced at the end of September the establishment of a “tariff shield” aimed at blocking gas prices and limiting the rise in electricity prices, specified that employees would be the first to be affected by this. boost, in December. Then will come, in January, “civil servants” And the others “a bit later”.
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How will this premium be paid? Who will be able to perceive it? Franceinfo answers your questions about the concrete modalities of this assistance.
Is it 2,000 euros net before or after withholding tax?
According to information from France Télévisions, the bonus will be paid to those who earn less than 2,000 euros net taxable. It is therefore the amount before deduction of withholding tax. As for the allowance itself, which will be paid only once and not every month, it will be tax-exempt.
Is it 2,000 euros per household or per person?
Lhe compensation will be individualized: if a couple earns less than 2,000 euros net (taxable) per person, the premium will be paid to both.
How was the allowance calculated?
The amount received by the beneficiaries of the allowance has been set at 1.6 minimum wage (the median salary of the French). The part planned to compensate for the expenses of an employee who often takes his car has been estimated at 80 euros. The additional 20 euros are intended to compensate for inflation on other prices, food for example.
Will retirees benefit from it? And the officials?
Yes, Matignon told France Télévisions. But retirees will have to wait until February. In total, “70% of retirees” will be affected by this bonus, said government spokesman Gabriel Attal on France 2 on Friday morning. It is not known, for the moment, whether only the pension will be taken into account in the calculation or also the supplementary pensions. For civil servants, the allowance will be paid in January.
What about the students?
About “two-thirds” of them will be beneficiaries, according to Gabriel Attal. These are scholarship students and those who “are fiscally independent from their parents”. The apprentices can also be affected by this aid if they are employees and even if they are under 18, Matignon had informed France Télévisions.
What about job seekers?
They are included in the device, but the date of payment concerning them has not been specified. Beneficiaries of the RSA and AAH social minima (disabled adult allowance) are also concerned. VSit will be “a bit later”, said Jean Castex, probably after the month of January.
How will the compensation be paid?
There will be nothing to do. “For employees, it will not work for their company. For farmers, by the MSA [Mutualité sociale agricole]. For the self-employed, by the Urssaf “, listed the Prime Minister. For job seekers, it will be Pôle emploi, and for retirees, pension funds, we added in the entourage of Jean Castex. The payment channel for students has not yet been specified but, for some of them, it will be via the Crous, which pays the scholarships.
Will the payment of the 13th month in December be taken into account?
No, it is the salary in force at the time of the announcement of the measure that is taken into account, namely the salary for October, said Matignon to France Télévisions.
Do you have to have a car to benefit from the measure?
No more. “There are price increases that do not only concern fuel. If the aid were conditional on having a car, it would be a gas plant”, explained Gabriel Attal on France 2. Currently, 84% of households have a car in France. Some have already benefited from the energy check. These two devices can be combined.
Will this boost be financed by a tax hike?
“Taxes will not increase to finance this allowance”, assured the spokesperson of the government. To finance this measure, which costs 3.8 billion euros, Bercy will first rely on an additional VAT “by 1 billion euros thanks to the rise in prices”, detailed Jean Castex Thursday evening. For the remaining 2.8 billion, Gabriel Attal referred to growth, includingthe forecast for 2021 has been raised to 6.25%. In Matignon, we let it be known that the post-crisis recovery being stronger today, a part of the emergency measures are “reflected” towards this indemnity.