MACRON BONUS 2022. The exceptional purchasing power bonus could reach 6,000 euros this year! For who ? How it works ? We take stock.
[Mis à jour le 2 mai 2022 à 08h38] Since the re-election of Emmanuel Macron on April 24, there is no longer a shadow of a doubt that the exceptional purchasing power bonus will triple this year! As promised during his campaign, this “PEPA” bonus should therefore increase from 1,000 to 3,000 euros and from 2,000 euros to 3,000 euros for companies with fewer than 50 employees and those who have signed a profit-sharing agreement. A serious boost supposed to offset the harmful effects of rising inflation on the purchasing power of the poorest households. As a reminder, it is totally exempt from taxes for the employee who receives it, and from employer contributions for the employer who pays it. But then, this Macron bonus, how does it really work?
Set up in 2019 following the Yellow Vests crisis, this PEPA bonus has the advantage of not having to be filled in on its 2022 tax return. But then, to whom is this exceptional purchasing power bonus? destiny ? The calculation is simple, all employees whose salary does not exceed 3 times the amount of the minimum wage are eligible! Please note that payment is voluntary on the part of employers. Described as an “employee dividend” on several occasions by the current head of state, the Macron bonus was paid to nearly 4 million French people last year for an average amount of 506 euros. A figure which should not fall this year, and which should therefore increase in terms of the amount paid. The possibility of making it compulsory this year, or in 2023 has not yet been ruled out by Emmanuel Macron. The government should position itself in the coming days to refine the project, and announce the details of this bonus.
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 in the event of the re-election of the LREM candidate on April 24, going from 1,000 euros to 3,000 euros. And 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 double and reach 2 000 euros in the following cases:
- The company has signed a profit-sharing agreement
- The company has less than 50 employees
- Second-line workers (if upgrading measures are taken)
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.
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.
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.