Fuel: aid for long-distance drivers extended to 5.5 million French people
Faced with rising fuel prices, the government has relaxed the conditions of access to aid intended for French people who regularly use their car. But for some beneficiaries, this bonus remains insufficient for daily…
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This text corresponds to part of the transcription of the report above. Click on the video to watch it in full. Traveling miles between each client is the daily life of Laetitia Loubières, home hairdresser.
With around 80 km on the clock each day, she benefits from assistance for long-distance riders. 100 euros that she has just received for the second time. This represents a full tank of gas for her, but this amount remains insufficient, she says: “This fuel bonus is a bandage on a gaping wound.
Sustainable solutions are needed. “Laetitia Loubière was already eligible for the system. Payment of aid is therefore automatic.
Relaxed access conditions For new beneficiaries, you must make the request on the tax website. To touch it, relaxed conditions. The income ceiling has been raised to 2,050 euros per month or 22,770 euros per year.
You must always work at least 15 kilometers from your home and use your personal vehicle. For Laetitia Loubière independent hairdresser, you will not pay more. Impossible to abandon clients like Paulette, 91 years old.
She also cannot imagine increasing her prices, as she confides: "Today, when you work 45 hours a week and earn a minimum wage, lowering your income further, no. No, I also have a family and my clients do not have to endure this increase, but neither do I in fact. "Now, 5.5 million French people are eligible for long-term assistance.
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