FUEL DISCOUNT. The new fuel aid of 100 euros will come into force from January 2023. Ten million people are affected.
[Mis à jour le 8 décembre 2022 à 08h03] The current discount fuel of 10 euro cents per liter purchased will end on December 31, 2022. This is why the government wanted to put in place a new system to continue to support low-income households in the face of high fuel prices. Good news, it’s now done. A news fuel aid will enter into force in January 2023 to take over. Its amount? 100 euros per beneficiary, which represents a saving of 10 euro cents per litre, if you drive an average of 12,000 kilometers per year, which is the French average. To claim it, just “go to the tax websiteyou enter your tax number, your license plate, a sworn statement saying that you need your car to go to work and you will receive 100 euros directly in your bank account” indicated Elisabeth Borne, this Wednesday 7 december.
But then, who will be entitled to it? To receive this new fuel aid, you must first of all own a car, have a job, and be one of the 50% of the poorest French people who own a car. In other words, your reference tax income (RFR) 2021 must be less than or equal to 14,100 euros. The owners of two wheels will also be able to benefit from it, in the same way as the self-employed and civil servants. Electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids are also part of the system. Finally, be aware that a household with two cars will pocket the bonus twice, or 200 euros.
As planned by the government, the fuel discount of 30 cents will drop to reach 10 euro cents from November 16 to December 31, 2022. The discount offered by Totalit goes from 20 centimes to 10 euro cents on the same schedule. These two aids will end on the January 1, 2023. This rebate concerns fishing diesel, non-road diesel (GNR), gasoline (SP95, SP98-E5, SP-95-E10), liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG-c), vehicle natural gas (CNG) under compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form, superethanol (E85) and diesel ethanol (ED95). Direct consequence: fuel prices are on the rise again. In a Total service station, the price per liter now reaches €1.85 (with the two discounts), €1.95 in a station of another firm. Here are the dates to remember:
- Fitness 30 euro cents from September 1 to November 15, 2022
- Fitness 10 euro cents from November 16 to December 31, 2022
- Deleted from January 1, 2023
In a press release published on July 22, 2022, the Total group indicated a drop in fuel prices at its service stations. “From September 1 to November 1, TotalEnergies will lower the price of petroleum fuels sold in stations by twenty euro cents per liter (…) then by ten euro cents per liter from November 1 to December 31”, explains the group in this press release.
This discount of 20 euro cents will finally be extended until November 15. It will drop to 10 cents from November 16 to December 31, before completely extinguishing on January 1, 2023.
No change in sight at the pump for motorists! The discount of 30 cents per liter of fuel applies exactly the same way as that of 18 cents in force since April 1, 2022. It is applied automatically at the time of payment, at the cash desk or by credit card at the pump. Contrary to what has been announced, the price displayed at the pump is ultimately the one you will ultimately pay. There is therefore no calculation to be made or discount to be requested from the pump, making the operation more legible and simple for the consumer. All fuels are concerned, unleaded 95, 95 E10, 98, diesel such as E85, liquefied natural gas or LPG. Here is the device summarized in three points:
- The measure took effect on Friday, April 1, 2022 and is valid until the end of summer.
- The National Assembly voted on July 27, 2022 to extend the system, the discount increasing to 30 cents in September and October before being lowered to 10 cents for the last two months of 2022.
- This discount measure of 18 cents/litre of fuel increases to 30 cents in September and is valid on all fuels, even E85 at the already lower price. If you drive on diesel with your diesel vehicle, you are therefore just as concerned as if you drive on unleaded petrol.
- The discount is immediate for the motorist. The price after discount is displayed directly at the pump and via the totem panels at the entrance.
No need to be a big wheeler or to justify business trips. Anyone can benefit from this feature, whether you have a store loyalty card or not. This measure concerns both households and businesses and is valid for all fuels, diesel, unleaded petrol such as E85. The discount is displayed directly on the totems present in service stations.
Are all fuels concerned? The fuel discount does not apply to heating oil, as indicated on the website of the Ministry of the Economy. This discount of 30 cents from this Thursday, September 1, 2022 concerns diesel, gasoline (SP95, SP98-E5, SP-95-E10), super ethanol (E85), diesel ethanol (ED95), diesel fishing, non-road diesel (GNR), liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG-c), natural gas for vehicles (NGV) in compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form. Attention, the discount of 30 cents only applies to metropolitan France. Corsica and overseas territories will not be affected. In question, lower taxes on the price of fuel.
The fuel discount does not apply to heating oil, as indicated on the website of the Ministry of the Economy. This discount of 30 cents from the start of the school year will concern diesel, gasoline (SP95, SP98-E5, SP-95-E10), super ethanol (E85), diesel ethanol (ED95), fishing diesel, diesel (GNR), liquefied petroleum gas fuel (LPG-c), natural gas vehicle (NGV) in compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form.