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Many things will change in 2023 with an impact on the wallets of the French. Good news such as the rise in the Smic and pensions or the abolition of the housing tax and less good news such as the increase in motorway prices or the postage stamp.
Overview of the measures that will come into force in 2023 with direct consequences for the savings of the French:
What will be the rise in the minimum wage?
The level of revaluation of the legal minimum wage in 2023 has been known for a few days and it allows a total increase in line with inflation in 2022.
How much will highway fares increase?
The 1is February 2023, toll rates for the main motorway networks will increase by 4.75% on average. In 2022, these rates had increased by 2%.
What will be the increase in pensions on 1is January ?
Basic pensions will increase by 0.8% on 1is January 2023. 14 million French men and women are affected by this increase.
Fuel bonus, tariff shield… what form will these aids take?
In a context of galloping inflation, the government has implemented several boosts for the French in 2023. Among these, the extension of the tariff shield and the introduction of a fuel bonus for the most modest.
Booklet A, PEL… discover the new bearings
Already increased twice during 2021, savings accounts will see their remuneration increase once more in 2023.
Housing benefits will be increased
Six million households receiving personalized housing assistance (APL), will see their amount increase in 2023in particular because of the context of high inflation.
A zero interest loan for the purchase of an electric vehicle
From 1is January 2023, a zero-rate loan experiment for the purchase of an electric or hybrid vehicle will start for two years in low emission zones (ZFE).
The prices of postage stamps and tobacco will increase
La Poste will go digital in 2023. No more red stamps for priority letters. A red e-stamp will cost 6 cents more than its predecessor. As for the price of tobacco, it will increase by another 50 cents in 2023.
Developments for housing tax, property tax and income tax
Taxation will change in 2023. Here is what to expect for housing tax, property tax and the income tax scale.