Gabriel Atal announces new cost cuts for the self-employed

Traders, artisans, farmers… all independents will benefit from further reductions in their burdens, Public Accounts Minister Gabriel Atal announced on RTL’s microphone this morning. “A pre-election promise“, he recalled. According to the government’s calculations, 1.6 million people will benefit from the decree signed yesterday. Earnings will vary by profile, but will roll around.”€550 per year when you are on the minimum wage“, the minister elaborated. The measure should come into force from the end of the year for farmers, and from the beginning of the next year for other beneficiaries. The decree should be published in the Official Gazette in the coming days. “We let our economy stand still, we let our businesses keep hiringadded the minister.

This is a new effort for public accounts, after a tariff shield for individuals, a shock absorber for SMEs and SMEs, help for large companies… This time the cost is estimated at “more than. 500 million euros per yearAccording to Gabriel Attal, “big budget” He admitted, at the same time assuring that “there will be no tax increase”.

Help multiplication

This fee reduction is in addition to other measures already announced by the government to help companies cope with rising energy costs. However, he refused to see “whatever it is“. On the contrary, the multiplication of targeted aid shows that the era of general measures is over, he defended.

Independents won’t be the only ones starting December with good news. About 12 million French households will receive “power checkexclusive, except for the one already sent a few months ago. It can be used to pay energy bills such as electricity, gas or fuel oil. It will complement the traditional energy audit, which was sent out last spring and will be sent to 5.8 million households in 2022.