PRIME MACRON 2022. Emmanuel Macron confirmed his wish to triple the exceptional purchasing power bonus in the event of re-election, during the debate between two rounds against Marine Le Pen. How much ? When ? All the details.
[Mis à jour le 22 avril 2022 à 08h24] As he confirmed on the set of France 2 during the debate between two rounds against Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron plans to triple the amount of the exceptional purchasing power bonus in the event of re-election this Sunday, April 24 against Marine Le Pen. As a reminder, this so-called “PEPA” bonus is paid on a voluntary basis by any employer to its employees. The only non-negotiable condition for claiming it on the employee side is the salary. It must not exceed 3x the amount of the Smic (revalued on May 1, 2022 by 2.65%). This Macron bonus will increase from 1,000 to 3,000 euros and may even increase from 2,000 to 6,000 euros for companies with fewer than fifty employees or having signed an agreement ofprofit-sharing during the year. Its implementation should be scheduled for early 2023.
The “employee dividend“as Emmanuel Macron recalled during the debate and as he likes to call this bonus, aims to strengthen the purchasing power of the most modest French households after two years of the covid crisis, and the recent rise in inflation (+4.5%) following the start of the war in Ukraine.Last year, no less than 4 million employees were able to benefit from it, and the average amount of this PEPA bonus was 506 euros.
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 in the event of the re-election of the LREM candidate on April 24, going from 1,000 euros to 3,000 euros. And up to 6,000 euros without charges or taxes for companies benefiting from a profit-sharing agreement.
The amount of the Macron bonus exempt from contributions is capped at €1,000. However, this amount may double and reach €2,000 in the following cases:
- The company has signed a profit-sharing agreement
- The company has less than 50 employees
- Second-line workers (if upgrading measures are taken)
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.
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.
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.