Good news for all those who have accumulated a large sum of meal vouchers.
Unlike previous years, no title will expire on February 1, 2021. This is one of the measures announced in early December by Bruno Le Maire.
The latter hopes to support institutions hard hit by the crisis.
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Invited to speak on the subject, the Minister of the Economy said that the coupons issued during the year 2020 will be extended.
They will be valid "
until September 1, 2021
", regardless of the month of issue, he said.
It is therefore not necessary to request to exchange them.
This decision does not concern cards, for which renewal from one year to the next is done automatically.
In addition, in order to allow faster use of stored funds, Bercy is also maintaining the doubling of the daily ceiling, which had gone from 19 to 38 euros.
Initially this measure was to end on December 31, 2020. It will also be extended until September.
A downside, however, at least half of the amount must be used in a restaurant.
It is therefore impossible to spend all of it in supermarkets.
Even boost for the use of the card or tickets on weekends and on public holidays.
This possibility is extended over the next seven months.
But here too the measure only applies to catering.
More than 700 million euros in meal vouchers accumulated by the French
Between the various confinements and curfews, "
It is 700 million euros that will be able to be spent by the French in restaurants, with the prospect of reviving
" the latter, added the Minister of the Economy.
This amount corresponds to the total amount set aside on January 1, 2021 and which thus escapes the sector concerned.
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The Edenred company, one of the French leaders in the management and distribution of meal vouchers, estimates that the sums spent in catering are “
up 35% since these measures were put in place
”.
Similarly, he adds "
the average ticket, a major indicator for operators, has gone from 14 to 21 euros
".
