PRIME MACRON. After the Senate vote, the “purchasing power bonus” will not be granted to all companies. Discover all the novelties voted in the hemicycle.
[Mis à jour le 29 juillet 2022 à 08h58] The vote on the purchasing power bill was at the heart of all discussions in the Senate, this Thursday, July 28, 2022. The senators, mostly on the right, maintained their refusal to perpetuate the Macron “new version” bonus for all companies! Against the advice of the government, it will be limited to companies in less than 50 employees. His pursuit until December 31, 2023 has not been called into question, and its tripling up to €3,000, no more. The government wishes to perpetuate the bonus in the private sector with a “value-sharing bonus”. The Senate also voted in favor of a splitting of the Macron bonus. It will be limited to 4 installments so as not to substitute for salary increases. Good to know, apprentices on an apprenticeship contract will be entitled to this Macron bonus, as announced by the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt Thursday July 28: “They are eligible since they have an employment contract”. Conversely, trainees will not be able to benefit from it, because they are not bound to the company by an employment contract. Discover the three main novelties to remember after the examination of the text in the Senate:
- Bonus limited to companies of less than 50 employees
- Tripling the amount
- Premium splitting: 4 installments maximum
Thanks to the amendment voted by the deputies in the National Assembly last week, the amount of the value-sharing bonus will triple. These ceilings will increase from 1,000 euros to €3,000 for everyone. And from 2,000 euros to 6,000 euros for companies benefiting from an agreement withprofit-sharing, as well as those whose number of employees is less than fifty. Good to know, the Macron bonus can reach €8,000 in a very specific case: an employer who has already paid the bonus (old version) this year, will be able to pay it again from August 1, 2022. Enough to allow employers to pay up to 8,000 euros in bonus, in all, for the year 2022 (2,000 + 6,000). As a reminder, this bonus remains based on voluntary work, no obligation falls on employers concerning its payment, whatever amount it may be. Last year, the average payment amount of the Macron bonus was 506 euros.
The exceptional purchasing power bonus is exempt from income tax and from any social security contributions or contributions. But then, who is eligible for the Macron bonus? Employees earning less than 3 times the Smic (over the 12 months preceding the payment). This Macron bonus does not replace any element of remuneration. Already extended in 2021, the premium PEPA is renewed for the year 2022. Note that the employer is not obliged to pay the Macron bonus. If he wishes to pay it, he has the option of doing so atall of its employeesor only to employees whose remuneration is less than 3 times the Smic. In 2022, the Macron bonus benefits both employees and apprentices, as well as temporary workers and public officials. The employer can completely modulate the amount of the payment of the PEPA bonus according to the beneficiary according to certain criteria such as the employee’s remuneration, the employee’s classification level, his working conditions during the Covid crisis, or still his working time over a year.
Since 2019, employees have been able to receive an exceptional bonus, exempt from taxes and social security contributions called the “Macron bonus”. This exceptional purchasing power bonus (is paid by any employer who wishes it to employees, under certain conditions. In particular if the employee in question does not exceed a certain income limit. This tax and social security exemption scheme aims to encourage employers to pay bonuses to their employees in order to enhance their purchasing power. It is not a State bonus, but a company bonus which remains optional and voluntary.
To be exempt from employee contributions, the Macron bonus cannot exceed the amount of €1,000. Companies that have a profit-sharing agreement can pay the Macron bonus up to €2,000. This amount, doubled, is also valid for companies with fewer than 50 employees, and second-line workers (if revaluation measures are taken). This bonus could now triple over the summer, with the announcement of the purchasing power bill scheduled for July 6, 2022. Then, the amount of this PEPA bonus could reach up to 6,000 euros without charges or taxes. for companies benefiting from a profit-sharing agreement.
The Macron bonus is paid within a period provided for by law. In this case, between the June 1, 2021 and the March 31, 2022. Whether you are a civil servant, an employee, or an industrialist, you have the possibility of benefiting from it. With the purchasing power bill, for this year 2022the payment deadline is set for December 31, 2022. This Macron bonus is exempt from taxes and social security contributions until December 31, 2023, exactly. On the employers’ side, the payment of this “PEPA” bonus is based on voluntary work, it is just compulsory to respect the ceilings in force. It is up to them, within the limits of these ceilings, to pay the desired amount.
The amount of the Macron bonus exempt from contributions is capped at €1,000. In 2022, it triples to reach 3,000 euros for all beneficiaries, a decision voted by the deputies in the National Assembly as part of the purchasing power bill. This value-sharing bonus will even go from 2,000 euros to €6,000 for all companies that have signed a profit-sharing agreement in 2021, those whose number of employees does not exceed 50 and for second-line workers (if revaluation measures are undertaken).
Good to know, in 2022, the value-sharing bonus could even reach 8,000 euros. Indeed, an employer who has already paid the bonus (old version with the ceiling of 1,000 euros) this year, will be able to pay it again from August 1, 2022. Enough to allow employers to pay up to 8,000 euro bonus, in all, for the year 2022 (2,000 + 6,000).