Will the transport check be the surprise aid nestled in the 2023 budget, which the government must present on Monday, September 26? Maybe. This aid of 50 euros would benefit users of daily SNCF trains, that is to say the TER or the Transilien.
A check for 50 euros directly to subscribers to public rail transport: here is the lead for the transport aid provided for in the finance bill for 2023. More specifically assistance targeting daily users, TER or Transilien subscribersand not TGV users, according to information from the Parisian.
The objective of this transport check: to cover the additional cost linked to inflation, explains a source familiar with the matter on a daily basis. In other words prevent a possible price increase. Because the SNCF is facing an increase in the price of electricity… An increase in subscriptions which is not on the agenda at this stage, reassures Jules Nyssen, delegate general of the Regions of France, in The Parisian: To date, there is no question of passing on this marked increase in charges to the consumer, by inflating the prices of tickets or subscriptions. The regions (which pay 75% of the cost of TER tickets, the daily recalls) are rather hoping for a gesture from the State for their benefit in order to avoid any price increase. This aid to public transport, for daily journeys, also aims to counterbalance the pump discount system.
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If this track of each transport check is confirmed, the precise contours of the aid will be revealed on Monday September 26, at the time of presenting the finance bill for 2023. Will it be income tested? Most likely: Everything will depend on whether we stop at the lower or upper middle class, all the arbitrations have not yet been completely made, explains the source familiar with the matter. Parisian. This targeted aid formula must in any case allow the government to avoid a debate on a reduction in VAT for public transport: a measure that is not targeted and obviously more expensive…