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Purchasing power is a major issue in France but also in the rest of European countries. On the set of 23 hours of Franceinfo Sunday, October 24, the journalist of France Televisions Alexandre Hébert takes stock of the measures taken in these countries to revive purchasing power.
The decline in purchasing power worries more and more in France but also in Europe where other countries have taken strong measures. As the journalist of France Télévisions Alexandre Hébert points out on the 23 hours of Franceinfo on Sunday 24 October, Spain has opted for a reduction in taxes. “Since July, the VAT on electricity has fallen by 50% in the country. The profits of companies that produce energy have been capped in the idea of redistributing the surplus of these profits to households. 2 , 6 billion euros will thus be redistributed by March 2022 “, he explains. In Germany, the electricity tax will drop by “50% by early 2022 for all German households”. On the Belgian side, a “reduced rate for low-income households” was established. This concerns 1.4 million inhabitants.
Some countries have opted for other types of measures. For example, the United Kingdom “sets up a household support fund: £ 500 million distributed in the form of aid for the poorest households”, reports Alexandre Hébert. Poland has “set up an allowance of up to 241 euros per month and per person to compensate for the rise in the cost of living”, adds the journalist. Finally, in Portugal, assistance for motorists has emerged: “Ten cents less per liter of gasoline is roughly a saving of five euros per tank. But that only applies for the first tank of the month”, he concludes.