Fuel Allowance for Low-Income Workers in France: Analysis and Impact of the 2023 Measure
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Fuel allowance, low-income workers, France, fuel prices, government aid, Elisabeth BORNE, Bruno Le Maire, energy shield, Directorate General of Public Finances, DGFiP, fuel discount
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Discover how the French government's 2023 fuel allowance supported low-income workers struggling with rising fuel prices. Implemented to help 10 million workers, this EUR100 aid aimed to alleviate transport costs for those reliant on their vehicles for commuting. Learn about the eligibility criteria, application process, and the impact of this initiative in addressing the challenges posed by soaring fuel prices in 2022.
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[...] Public finances examine the files and pay the money after verification. - Distribution : - 10 million workers were planned and were to receive ?100 for the entire year 2023 = half of the most modest French workers in 2024 if it is put in place. - Allowance distributed per person and not per household. It can be given to both people in the couple, either ?200 per couple. - Make a request on the www.impots.gouv.fr website - The aid is paid directly into the bank account by the Directorate General of Public Finances. [...]
[...] - The poorest workers who use a car have difficulty financing their transport to get to work - Fear of the government of a new surge in protests of the kind 'Yellow Vests' which were born after a strong rise in fuel prices in 2018-2019. - Who is concerned and criteria: Who is concerned? - Those who absolutely need their vehicle (car, two or three wheels, electric or thermal) to get to their place of work. Criteria: - Having been over 16 years old as of December being established in metropolitan France or in the DOM, being part of a household with a 'fiscal reference income' of less than or equal to ?14,700, or ?1,314 net per month for a single person and less than ?3,941 net per month for a couple with two children. [...]
[...] Either bad knowledge of the aid, not using their vehicle to go to work, almost useless aid: a magazineChallenge) I calculated that for an average of 12,000 km per year (average of the French), this represents of the total invoice amount. Conclusion : An aid put in place by the State to help 50% of the poorest workers who use their car to go to work + other income criteria. Aide who did not find its public. Aid apparently removed in 2024 to enter into 10 billion economy savings. Government aids to the French with the 'energy shield' to reduce the prices of energies (electricity and gas) which ended progressively in 2023. [...]
[...] Need for implementation - Context: - Sharp increase in fuel prices in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine and a surge in global demand due to post-COVID-19 economic recovery and production not keeping up. - Fuel prices, especially diesel, exceeded per liter, especially in large cities by the 1sthe quarter 2022. - The Government had ended on December the 'fuel discount' of 15c per liter at the pump + the end of Total company's aid to maintain the price at less than per liter. [...]
