MACRON BONUS 2022. The exceptional purchasing power bonus is renewed in 2022, and its amount should triple. Who is affected by this upgrade? All info.
[Mis à jour le 4 juillet 2022 à 08h44] The Macron bonus is renewed in 2022 and should make several million happy. Indeed, after its creation in 2019 following the Yellow Vests crisis, its amount will triple under the impetus of the Head of State. He had made it a priority during his presidential campaign, and this revaluation should be part of the purchasing power bill examined by the Assembly on July 18th. A more than welcome rise in these times of inflation, consumer prices continue to rise to reach 5.8% in June 2022 over one year. This will further reduce the purchasing power of low-income households. This increase in the exceptional purchasing power bonus was also intended to reward employees for their investment during two years of the Covid-19 crisis. But then, who are the employees concerned? All those whose remuneration is less than 3x the amount of the minimum wage. No other condition is demanded of the employees who claim it.
This “employee dividend” as the head of state likes to call it is however subject to ceilings. The Macron bonus therefore increases this year from 1,000 euros to 3,000 euros in 2022. And from 2,000 euros to 6,000 euros net of tax for companies that have signed a profit-sharing agreement, or whose workforce is less than 50 employees. Last year, the average amount paid was 506 euros, for 4 million beneficiaries. Far from the authorized limit. With the tripling of this PEPA bonus, it is difficult to imagine employers being as generous as expected in these times of inflation. Remember that for employers, payment of the PEPA bonus is voluntary. Emmanuel Macron has not yet ruled out the idea of making the payment of this exceptional bonus compulsory, to allow employees to be assured of receiving a minimum amount. Response in the coming weeks to find out the latest details of this exceptional bonus, especially in 2022.
The exceptional purchasing power bonus is exempt from income tax and from any social security contributions or contributions. But then, who is eligible for the Macron bonus? Employees earning less than 3 times the Smic (over the 12 months preceding the payment). This Macron bonus does not replace any element of remuneration. Already extended in 2021, the premium PEPA is renewed for the year 2022. Note that the employer is not obliged to pay the Macron bonus. If he wishes to pay it, he has the option of doing so atall of its employeesor only to employees whose remuneration is less than 3 times the Smic.
In 2022, the Macron bonus benefits both employees and apprentices, as well as temporary workers and public officials. The employer can completely modulate the amount of the payment of the PEPA bonus according to the beneficiary according to certain criteria such as the employee’s remuneration, the employee’s classification level, his working conditions during the Covid crisis, or still his working time over a year.
Since 2019, employees have been able to receive an exceptional bonus, exempt from taxes and social security contributions called the “Macron bonus”. This exceptional purchasing power bonus (is paid by any employer who wishes it to employees, under certain conditions. In particular if the employee in question does not exceed a certain income limit. This tax and social security exemption scheme aims to encourage employers to pay bonuses to their employees in order to enhance their purchasing power. It is not a State bonus, but a company bonus which remains optional and voluntary.
To be exempt from employee contributions, the Macron bonus cannot exceed the amount of 1 000 euros. Companies that have a profit-sharing agreement can pay the Macron bonus up to 2 000 euros. This amount, doubled, is also valid for companies with fewer than 50 employees, and second-line workers (if revaluation measures are taken). This bonus could now triple over the summer, with the announcement of the purchasing power bill scheduled for July 6, 2022. Then, the amount of this PEPA bonus could reach up to 6,000 euros without charges or taxes. for companies benefiting from a profit-sharing agreement.
The amount of the Macron bonus exempt from contributions is capped at 1 000 euros. However, this amount may triple and reach 3 000 euros in the event of a majority obtained by the LREM group in the National Assembly following the legislative elections on June 12 and 19. A major campaign promise from the Head of State, it could come into force this year, at the beginning of the summer with the promulgation of the purchasing power bill by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
This exceptional purchasing power premium could also go from 2 000 euros at 6 000 euros net of tax if the paying company has signed a profit-sharing agreement, has less than 50 employees and for second-line workers (if revaluation measures are taken).
The Macron bonus is paid within a period provided for by law. In this case, between the June 1, 2021 and the 31 mars 2022. Whether you are a civil servant, an employee, or an industrialist, you have the possibility of benefiting from it. With the purchasing power bill, the reform of the Macron bonus should be announced in the summer of 2022. The loss of the absolute majority in the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron and the presidential party has largely fragmented the political landscape. The presentation of the purchasing power bill scheduled for July 6 could coincide with the official announcement of the new payment date for the PEPA bonus. Attention, this new division of the Assembly, and the necessary alliances of the Head of State to pass his texts could further delay the implementation of this increase in the exceptional bonus of purchasing power.