Fuel aid: the government is preparing the rest of the system and eyeing companies – 07/21/2022 at 14:41

The State wants companies to take a greater part in helping employees who need their vehicle.

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Photo d’illustration. ( AFP / FRANCK FIFE )

Filling up your vehicle, a harmless gesture that weighs more and more heavily on the budget of the French.

In a context marked by inflation and rising energy prices, the government is well aware of this and wishes

anticipate the end of the discount of 18 cents at the pump

, scheduled for September, as confirmed by Olivier Véran, spokesperson, Thursday July 21 at the microphone of Franceinfo. “At the start of the school year, the petrol bill must not weigh too heavily on the household basket. Companies must also be able to take their share, the relay of state aid, as quickly as possible. “, he assured.

Passing the baton to businesses

The government’s idea would be to extend the current rebate of 18 cents on a liter of fuel by increasing it a little but waiving the fuel allowance for low-income workers and heavy commuters.

Companies might also help employees “in relay of the rebate”, says a source to AFP. “It’s not inconsistent, underlines Olivier Véran.

Is it up to the taxes of the French, to the State, to help, to give a boost, to the employee so that he can come to work

or is it up to the company to help its employee?

The government, which only has a relative majority in Parliament, is looking for a compromise on this long-awaited text. The discussions relate in particular to the level of the rebate, knowing that the government does not want “to leave the budgetary framework” fixed.

Negotiations with the right

The executive also intends to ensure that this agreement

suitable for the whole LR group at the Assembly

, as well as in the Senate with a right-wing majority. “It’s not flan when we say that we are reaching out and that we are in consultation, assures Olivier Véran. If our initial article of law were to be replaced by another totally different device but which reaches these two principles, we would take it.”

For the time being, if the principle of aid seems to have been approved by the government, the terms remain unclear and will have to be debated by parliamentarians, insisted Olivier Véran at the microphone of Franceinfo.