Leaked Arizona work notes on use of meal stamps

This time, The Free was able to obtain notification on the meal vouchers. The intention of future partners of the federal government to increase the purchasing power of workers would be to “entrust the social partners as quickly as possible with the mission of increasing the maximum legally authorized contribution for meal vouchers by two times 2 euros – 4 euros in total – during the next legislature”.

This contribution would therefore be increased to a maximum of 12 euros per check by 2029, it being understood that their beneficiaries currently receive a maximum of 8 euros per day of activity provided. The employer now pays most of this amount of 8 euros. He can in fact deduct up to 1.09 euros from the employee’s salary, which means that his contribution amounts to at least 6.91 euros per check. This intervention by the employer will not increase in the same proportions when the face value of the check is increased by two euros, because the Arizona negotiators also foresee that “the deductibility of the cost for the employer will be increased accordingly“. Without specifying to what extent, but we know that a “competitiveness” component is planned for businesses (to the tune of a little over a billion euros). This measure on meal vouchers would therefore serve as much to increase purchasing power and to contain employers’ social contributions.