Smic revaluation
On January 1, 2023, the minimum wage will reach 1,709.28 euros gross per month, or 1,353 euros net for 35 hours per week. This is an increase of 1.81% which will not come with a boost from the government. Last year, the Smic had increased by 0.9% in application of the annual legal revaluation, then experienced two automatic revaluations on May 1 (+2.65%) then on August 1 (+2.01%).
The revalued housing savings plan rate
Fixed at the start of the contract for its entire duration, the rate of the Housing Savings Plan (PEL) has been 1% since 2016. It will drop to 2% on January 1, 2023. Note that an increase in the rate booklet A is expected for February 1, 2023.
Fuel allowance: 100 euros for low-income workers
To take over from the pump discount for all of 10 cents which ends on December 31, 2022, from the beginning of January 2023, a fuel allowance of €100 will be paid to the 10 million most modest workers. . This allowance is paid per person and not per household. Each member of a modest couple who uses their vehicle to go to their place of work will receive aid of €100. To benefit from this fuel allowance, you must make a request on the impots.gouv.fr website.
A bonus of 100 euros for first-time drivers in 2023
Intended to encourage carpooling for home-to-work journeys, the “everyday carpooling” plan provides for a bonus of €100 for drivers who start short-distance carpooling from 1 January 2023. Drivers who start carpooling will receive the bonus, via the carpooling platform on which the journeys were made, in the form of a progressive payment, following having made 10 journeys.
Increase of the Navigo pass
Due to the rise in energy prices and inflation, the prices of public transport tickets in Île-de-France will increase in 2023. From January 1, 2023, the price of the Navigo pass will increase by 12%, it will increase to €84.10 per month, an increase of nearly €10. The monthly price of the Navigo pass was €75.20 since January 2017.
Free condoms in pharmacies for people under 26
From January 1, 2023, all young people under the age of 26 will be able to obtain male condoms free of charge from pharmacies. If it was to concern 18-25 at first, it was finally extended to minors. A measure that aims to promote contraception and prevention once morest HIV.
The zero-interest loan for the purchase of a low-emission vehicle in the EPZs
A zero-rate loan experiment for the purchase of an electric or hybrid vehicle will start on January 1 in areas with low mobility emissions. For a car of €45,000 maximum, or €60,000 for a van, the loan can reach €30,000, repayable in 7 years. This interest-free loan is open to people whose taxable income does not exceed €14,000 per year, or to micro-enterprises.
Disappearing red stamp
The emblematic red stamp of the “priority letter”, which makes it possible to frank a letter for delivery theoretically the next day (on D+1), will give way to a new hybrid formula, called e-Lettre rouge. It will be necessary to send a document, up to three sheets, before 8 p.m. on the laposte.fr site or from a post office, on an automaton or with the help of an adviser. The document will be printed near the addressee, put in an envelope and distributed the next day.
The end of commercial canvassing from numbers in 06 or 07
Sales canvassing platforms will no longer be able to call you from numbers starting with 06 or 07, associated in everyone’s mind with mobile phones. They must use numbers starting with 09, a new category reserved for this use. These numbers in 09 can also be used to send messages from a commercial brand to its customers, or for special contacts (delivery of packages, signaling the arrival of a VTC driver, automated appointment reminder, etc.).
Increase in retirement pensions
Basic pensions will increase. This 0.8% revaluation comes on top of the two increases already observed in 2022 (1% in January and 4% in July). In total, 14 million seniors should be able to benefit from the increase.
Change of name: publication in the Official Journal will become free
The publication of a prior announcement of a change of surname by decree in the Official Journal (JO) will be free from January 1, 2023. Until this date, requests for publication of a change of name cost €110 per announcement.