It’s official: there will be no “Macron bonus” this year. “It actually falls” with the Barnier government, confirmed the office of the resigning minister Laurent Saint-Martin, in charge of the Budget and Public Accounts, at Parisian.
Wednesday, on the occasion of the (probable) last Council of Ministers led by Michel Barnier, after the vote on the motion of censure, there was talk of three articles of a “special” law which serve to “turn the country around” . But this transitional law, which must be submitted to deputies on Monday, focuses on the authorization to raise taxes, borrowing on the markets to finance the functioning of the State and that of Social Security. “does not allow the renewal of tax measures which expire at the end of 2024,” said the minister. This is therefore the case of this famous value sharing bonus (PPV).
Employer exemptions normally set within the budget
The “Macron bonus” or “purchasing power bonus”, created in 2019 to deal with inflation in the midst of the “yellow vest” crisis, renamed “Value sharing bonus” in 2022, depended, like many devices, the adoption of the 2025 budget. Indeed, exemptions from employer contributions are normally set within the framework of the budget, notes the national daily.
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-As a reminder, the optional bonus encouraged employers to pay an additional annual sum to their employees. “Its payment depends on a decision taken by the employer or a company agreement,” specifies the government website.
