Purchasing power: transport premiums strengthened in 2025

This is good news for purchasing power. The government announced on Friday a strengthening of aid linked to home-work transport in 2025, through an increase in the ceiling for exemption from fuel and public transport premiums. “As of January 1, 2025, the tax exemption ceiling for the fuel premium is increased to 300 euros per year, instead of 200 euros,” said the Ministry of Transport in a press release (new window).

This ceiling for the employer's coverage of its employees' fuel costs had been increased to 400 euros in 2022 and 2023 against a backdrop of an increase in the price of hydrocarbons, before returning to 200 euros in 2024. As recalled by Entrepreneur website (new window)the official site for administrative information and procedures for businesses, this fuel bonus

is not mandatory and has no maximum or minimum amount. “It can be implemented by company agreement or by inter-company agreement. In the absence of a company or inter-company agreement, it can be implemented by sector agreement”recalls Entreprendre. This fuel bonus can apply to all types of vehicles: thermal, electric, rechargeable hybrid or hydrogen vehicles.

Sustainable mobility package

To encourage the transition to electric mobility, the government has decided to also increase the tax exemption ceiling for the electric vehicle charging premium by 100 euros, from “500 to 600 euros per year”according to the Ministry of Transport.

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“Finally, the tax exemption ceiling for the combination of sustainable mobility package and public transport subscription also increases by 100 euros to go from 800 to 900 euros per year”specified the government in this press release. The “sustainable mobility package” is paid to employees who favor so-called soft mobility modes of transport, such as cycling or carpooling.