Increase in the price of gas, limitation of the ring road to 50 km/h… What changes this Tuesday, October 1

The day when Michel Barnier must deliver his general policy declaration, and when a call for mobilization is launched by the CGT, FSU and Solidaires unions to defend a counter-model, certain measures come into force this Tuesday, October 1. Here are six measures that Humanity has identified for you.

The increase in the benchmark gas price of 5.36%

Following the elimination, since July 1, 2023, of regulated prices for the sale of natural gas, suppliers are free to set their own prices. This is why the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) sets the benchmark gas sales price monthly. As of October 1, this therefore increases by 5.36%. The objective is to help the consumer make a choice.

Millions of them had already seen their gas bill increase by 11.7% on average on July 1.

Lowering the speed on the Paris ring road

The increase in maximum speed to 50 km/h on the Paris ring road, instead of the current 70 km/h, will gradually apply from Tuesday 1^is October, after publication of a municipal decree. Setting the speed is, in fact, up to Paris town hall, whose objective is to limit noise and air pollution.

The measure will then be generalized to the entire belt on Thursday October 10, time to change the signage. “We are not going to fine motorists from 1^is October (Tuesday Editor’s note), there will be a transition period »assured the first deputy mayor of Paris, Patrick Bloche.

Slight increase for small retirement pensions

Around 850,000 retirees, covered by the general scheme and who have had a full career, will benefit from a slight increase in their retirement pension. An average increase of 50.94 euros per month. This will be applied from the September pension, which will be paid on October 9. The previous year, 600,000 people had already benefited “but some of the beneficiaries had not yet received it”specifies the ServicePublic site.

Personalized housing assistance (APL) increased to 3.26%

APL revalued by 3.26%, what does this mean in practice? Clearly, a person benefiting from housing assistance of 100 euros should now receive 103.26 euros. Thus, like every year, Personalized Housing Assistance (APL) will follow the evolution of the rent reference index, an index calculated by INSEE according to the evolution of consumer prices, according to the government. This aid depends on several criteria such as city of residence, family situation and also individual resources. This is an automatic revaluation.

Blocking unidentified calls

Thanks to a system resulting from the so-called Naegelen law, telephone operators will be able to deploy a system for authenticating the origin of calls. This will prevent falsifying a landline number to pose as a bank advisor, an agent of a public administration or an employee of a company, assures the government. This scam is called usurpation spoofing.

Increase in the price of SUV parking in certain districts in Paris

The hourly parking rate for ultra-polluting SUVs will be 18 euros between the 1st and 11th arrondissements of Paris. The amount will be 12 euros in the rest of the city. A modification of the price which follows the favorable vote of Parisians for the increase in the parking price during the referendum organized on February 4.

The inhabitants of the capital were called upon to decide “for or against the creation of a specific rate for the parking of heavy, bulky, polluting individual cars”. 54.55% of voters (5.68% of those registered voted) approved the proposal from Mayor PS Anne Hidalgo.