FUEL ASSISTANCE. The request for the fuel allowance of 100 euros must be made before the end of February. For its part, Total should offer a new discount to relieve the purchasing power of the French.
[Mis à jour le 10 février 2023 à 11h36] This is a novelty that should allow the French to breathe! Faced with the new rise in fuel prices – the price per liter could return to the symbolic bar of 2 euros in the coming weeks – the oil giant Total should offer a new boost in the form of a discount. The company says it is “ready to consider” a new discount on fuel prices. Information received “favourably” by the government spokesperson Olivier Veran : “We hope that every effort can be made to reduce the cost of fuel at the pump for the French” he also declared at the end of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday February 8. A rebate which could come into force as soon as the price of a liter of fuel exceeds the 2 euros. The amount, and the specific conditions have not yet been determined by the CEO of the group, Patrick Pouyanne.
As a reminder, the government discount of 30 then 10 euro cents per liter purchased ended in January 1, 2023. Since that date, a new “fuel bonus” of 100 euros took over. This aid targets half of the poorest French people who use their vehicle to work or go to work. In total, 10 million workers are affected. To claim it, you must go to the tax site and complete the online form. Be careful, we advise you to claim it quickly and not to be surprised by the weather. Indeed, the deadline for complaints is set at February 28, 2023. Beyond that, it will no longer be possible to request it. If you meet the conditions for obtaining it, the compensation will be paid directly by the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP) to your bank account, within eight to ten days. If you have not communicated your bank details to the DGFiP to date, you will be invited to enter them in your private and secure space on impots.gouv.fr.
To benefit from this new 2023 fuel allowance, it will be necessary to complete a form on the tax website available from January 16, 2023 with three elements:
- Your tax number
- Your license plate number and registration number
- A sworn statement that you use your vehicle to go to work
If you do not have access to the online form, you can make your request by telephone at 0.806.000.229, Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 7 p.m., or at the nearest tax office.
This “fuel aid” will concern 50% of the poorest French households, who need their vehicle to go to work. This represents about 10 million people. 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 will also be part of the scheme.
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 can receive aid of 100 euros. A couple can therefore benefit from 200 euros of fuel aid in 2023. To obtain this aid, it is necessary to justify a reference tax income per share for the year 2021 less than or equal to 14,700 euros. To find out if you are eligible, here are the income limits put in place by the government to determine the beneficiaries of this exceptional assistance:
- < 1,314 euros net/month for a single person
- < 3,285 euros net/month for a couple with one child
- < 3,285 euros net/month for a single person with two children
- < 3,941 euros net/month for a couple with two children
- < 5,255 euros net/month for a couple with three children
The amount of the fuel allowance is 100 euros for the year 2023. It can amount to 200 euros for a couple who works and whose two members use their vehicle to go to their place of work. This represents a gain of 10 euro cents per liter of fuel, on average, for someone who travels 12,000 kilometers per year, which is the average French person.
The new fuel allowance worth 100 euros, the request for which is open from January 16, 2023, must be claimed before a deadline. Indeed, if you are one of the beneficiaries, you have until Tuesday, February 28, 2023to manifest yourself, by filling in the application form on line.
As planned by the government, the fuel discount of 30 euro cents per liter has been reduced to 10 euro cents of November 16 to December 31, 2022. The discount offered by Totalit went from 20 centimes to 10 euro cents, on the same schedule. These two grants ended on December 31, 2022. Here are the dates to remember for government aid:
- Fitness 30 euro cents from September 1 to November 15, 2022
- Fitness 10 euro cents from November 16 to December 31, 2022
- Deleted from December 31, 2022
- New fuel aid paid in early 2023