TICKET RESTAURANT. The ceiling for restaurant tickets, amounting to a maximum of 19 euros per day, will drop to 25 euros at the start of the school year. On what date exactly? Where and for what products should they be used?
[Mis à jour le 25 août 2022 à 12h56] The emergency law for purchasing power, definitively adopted on August 3, 2022 by Parliament, changes the rules for meal tickets. In addition to the reassessment of its ceiling at 25 euros, the restaurant ticket can be used to buy any food product, directly consumable or not, from Thursday September 1, 2022 until December 31, 2023.
Published at Official newspaper, the text of the law effectively stipulates in the second paragraph of Article L. 3262-3 that “until December 31, 2023, restaurant vouchers can be used to pay in whole or in part the price of any food product, whether whether or not it is directly consumable, purchased from a person or organization mentioned”. Where can this 25 euro limit be used? Is it valid every day of the week?
When does the restaurant ticket go to 25 euros?
The restaurant ticket ceiling, which is currently 19 euros, will increase from September 1, 2022: it will increase to 25 euros, until December 31, 2023.
What products can you buy at the supermarket with a restaurant ticket?
From September 1, 2022, restaurant tickets can be used to pay all food shopping, even unprocessed products (rice, pasta, breakfast cakes, preserves, frozen), which was not the case before (only fresh ready meals were accepted). Note: regarding drinks, it is still impossible to exchange restaurant tickets for alcohol.
The uncapped restaurant ticket at 25 euros, what are the conditions of use?
Previously set at a maximum of 19 euros per day, the payment ceiling for your meal voucher has been raised to 25 euros per day from September 1, 2022 until December 31, 2023, in order to enhance the purchasing power of the French. The amount of 25 euros of your restaurant voucher or restaurant ticket card can be used outside Sundays and holidayswhich was not the case during the Covid crisis, restaurant tickets can be used every day of the week, including Sundays, as well as on public holidays!
Where can I use the ceiling of 25 euros on my restaurant ticket?
The restaurant ticket ceiling of 25 euros can be used in traditional restaurants, supermarkets, fast-food outlets, food stores, delicatessens, caterers, bakeries, self-service establishments, supermarkets, hotel-restaurants.
Despite the ease of use of the restaurant ticket, don’t forget that, as a reminder, restaurants and merchants are not all obliged to accept your restaurant voucher! Before venturing into a sign, check that it is on the list of restaurants that accept it. Go to the websites of issuing service providers such as the Edenred platformwhich manages restaurant tickets, and fill in an address or a place.
Who is entitled to the restaurant ticket?
The restaurant ticket is a paper ticket, a prepaid smart card or a mobile application given to full-time or part-time employees, temporary workers or trainees, who do not have a canteen or a catering room at their place of work. .
It is up to the employer to decide the amount of his employee’s meal voucher. On average, the face value of restaurant tickets issued in 2021 amounted to 7.70 euros, according to figures from the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers. As of September 1, 2022, the employer portion of the exempt meal voucher is set at 5.92 euros and the maximum face value is set at 11.84 euros.
Is the restaurant ticket valid for teleworking?
The terms of use of the restaurant ticket do not change for teleworkers, who continue to benefit from restaurant vouchers.