After weeks of debate, sometimes tense, Parliament finally agreed on the two parts of the package of measures in favor of purchasing power. Here are the top 5 ads to remember.
• Revaluation of basic pensions and social benefits
Among the most worrying measures, that of the revaluation of pensions and social benefits, voted on Wednesday. Specifically, the retirement and disability pensions of the basic schemes will be revalued by 4% retroactively to July 1. Combined with that of just over 1% in January, the increase is close to the level of inflation.
Likewise, family benefits and social minimums (RSA, AAH, Aspa) will also be increased by 4%. The same goes for scholarships for students.
• 30 cent fuel discount
This is a long-awaited measure by motorists who already benefit from a reduction of 18 cents per liter of fuel. This time, the discount will be 30 cents in September and October. This aid will then be lowered and will amount to 10 cents per liter in November and December.
Keep in mind that this 30-cent discount can be combined with the TotalEnergies discount, which will be 20 cents from September 1 to November 1 at all the group’s service stations.
• RTT Monetization
This time it is a divisive issue within Parliament. The measure allows you to convert your unplanned RTT days into remuneration, without paying taxes on this amount. On the other hand, this measure in practice will only affect a few people since only 15% of employees benefit from RTT. Especially since a large part of the latter could already be redeemed for their unused RTT days, as part of a collective agreement.
However, the measure makes the left and the unions jump, which criticize a deviation from the legal duration of working time.
• Elimination of the audiovisual license canon
Another sensitive issue, that of the suppression of the audiovisual canon, presented by the government as a gain in purchasing power for the French.
Until now it has amounted to 138 euros in mainland France and 88 euros abroad and only concerns households that have a television: the others did not pay for it, even if they watched programs on the computer, tablet or smartphone. That is why even his supporters considered the current system obsolete.
However, its suppression arouses fears among unions and workers because the financing will be replaced by part of the VAT (about 3,700 million euros) that will now be used to finance public broadcasting. For this reason, the opponents to the abolition of the canon fear that public broadcasting will lose its independence by being subject to the budget fluctuations decided by the State.
• Continuation of the tariff shield
As Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced last June, the tariff shield will be extended until the end of the year. Parliament has confirmed this with its vote, which will allow energy prices to be frozen. Already on August 1, an increase of 3.89% in electricity was not applied.
However, on July 14, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, specified that the tariff shield will be “reevaluated” at the end of the year. “It is not possible for the State to assume the consequences for everyone. That’s what we’re doing right now,” he explained.
Source: BFM TV
