Elisabeth Borne announced on Wednesday a fuel allowance of 100 euros for the 10 million poorest French people. This system will be put in place from the beginning of January 2023. “100 euros for about half of households, that represents a discount of around 10 cents per liter” at the pump, indicated the head of government.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced on Wednesday that from the beginning of January a fuel allowance of 100 euros for the whole of 2023 would be released for the 10 million most modest “workers”. “We are going to set up a fuel allowance for modest French people who need their car to go to work, so it’s 100 euros for about half of households, it represents a discount of around 10 cents per liter” at the pump, said the head of government. This device will have an envelope of around 1 billion euros, according to Elisabeth Borne.
“Protect the modest French who need their car to go to work”
“We are maintaining a device to protect modest French people who need their car to go to work by tightening this device,” she summarized. The French concerned will have to go to the site impots.gouv.fr, enter their tax number and their license plate, complete a “declaration on honor” indicating that they need their car to go to work, in order to receive these 100 euros in their bank account. This is aid paid in one go, for 2023, which will concern half of households, i.e. those located in “the first five deciles” of income.
As for the unemployed person who “needs to move to look for work”, he will be able to request aid from Pôle emploi, said the Prime Minister. The state had extended its rebate of 30 cents per liter at the pump until mid-November before dropping to 10 cents until the end of the year. The government wanted to replace this discount with more targeted measures.