The Medef proposes to replace “transport aid paid by companies to intermunicipal authorities” through “fuel or vehicle allowance“about”300 euros per employee and per year“, said Tuesday morning its president, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux.
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Asked about the rise in energy prices, the president of Medef replied that he wanted to replace the “transport payment“paid by companies”to intermunicipalities to finance public transport by a petrol or vehicle allowance“. “That would be around 300 euros per employee per year“, he argued.
The “transport payment“, became the “mobility payment» on January 1, 2021, is a contribution due by all employers with more than 10 employees and paid to Urssaf, which then pays it to the local transport organizing authorities (AOT) to finance public transport.
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Driven by a rising oil price, fuels have been flying from record to record since the beginning of the year, with diesel which exceeded 1.60 euros per liter for the first time. “I will continue to monitor fuel prices, see if additional measures are needed. We are constantly adjusting the devices“, underlined Bruno Le Maire on January 19 on BFMTV / RMC.
Asked about the advisability of lowering the VAT rate on gasoline to 5.5%, against 20% currently, the Minister of the Economy was then cautious. “Ten euro cents less per litre, on a 50-litre tank, that’s five euros less” for the consumer but “5 billion“Loss of tax revenue for the state, he assured.
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On the same antenna, Monday, the European commissioner responsible for the internal market Thierry Breton had recommended to help directly “those who need it most“, by paying “specific checks», rather than uniformly lowering the VAT on fuels.