The terms of use of restaurant vouchers will change at the start of the school year in September 2022. Several changes have been made by the law on purchasing power voted by deputies.
If you have the privilege of having meal vouchers with your employer, there will be changes after the summer holidays. Amendments are included in the draft law on emergency measures for the protection of purchasing power.
Does the ceiling change?
The current ceiling for restaurant vouchers as a means of payment for shopping in a supermarket is 19 euros per day. The daily limit of use will increase to 25 euros per day.
Titre-restaurant : 11,38 € maximum
The maximum amount of a restaurant voucher was 10.76 euros in 2017. In 2022, it is 11.38 euros. An evolution much lower than the evolution of inflation over the same period. When an employer provides meal vouchers to its employees, it does not pay social security contributions and this benefit is not included in taxable income.
Where can they be used?
It is currently not possible to pay for all your purchases at the supermarket with meal vouchers. Unprocessed products, breakfast cakes, pasta, rice or meats are not eligible. At the checkout, on the receipt, eligible products are indicated by the mention TRD. Same situation in bakeries or grocery stores where certain products cannot be paid for with a meal voucher. Change in September: restaurant vouchers can be used to pay for all food shopping.
Do these measures have a time limit?
This relaxation of the conditions of use of meal vouchers will be in effect until the end of 2023.
Paying for groceries with restaurant vouchers: a history of TVA
VAT is 10% in catering. In supermarkets, it is 5.5% for the vast majority of food products. By prohibiting until now to pay for all shopping with restaurant vouchers, the State was a joy for restaurateurs but also protected its finances by favoring VAT at 10% rather than 5.5%.