The price of gas decreases
The price of gas, after several successive increases in recent months, will decrease, said the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) in a press release.
From April 1, the cost for homes is expected to drop 4.1%.
In detail, the regulated prices will drop by 1.2% for customers using gas for cooking, 2.5% for those using it for both cooking and hot water use and finally by 4.3% for heating households. gas.
In addition, the calculation of consumption is also changing.
It will now be based on the Annual Reference Consumption (CAR): a forecast made by your supplier of your annual gas consumption under average climatic conditions.
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Privacy: evolution of the rules for the use of cookies
As of April 1, the use of cookies will be more regulated.
These small files are placed on the hard drive of Internet users when consulting certain sites.
They make it possible to track user activity and can then be used by advertisers.
As of April 1, Internet users will have to give their explicit consent before being targeted by targeted advertising.
All French websites are affected by this new regulation issued by the Data Protection Commission (CNIL).
Extension
of the winter break
Emmanuelle Wargon had indicated on February 2: the end of the winter break, initially set for April 1, will finally be postponed by two months and effective on June 1.
As a corollary, this extension also applies to energy cuts following unpaid heating bills: your supplier will not be able, if necessary, to deprive you of electricity.
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Extension of partial unemployment
The partial unemployment scheme put in place since the start of the Covid-19 crisis will not change from that in force during the month of March.
In a press release from the Ministry of Labor dated March 9, 2021, Minister Elisabeth Borne announced an extension of the rates in force for partial activity until the end of April.
The remaining charge for companies in the most affected sectors is zero while it is 15% for the other sectors.
The allowance is maintained at 84% of the employees' net salary.
The government had already extended the partial unemployment scheme several times, each time for a period of one month.
End of the "bicycle boost"
The state aid scheme to promote the use of bicycles, which offered 50 euros in repair costs, ended on Wednesday, March 31.
This aid launched at the end of the confinement will have been a real success with 1.9 million repairs according to the Ministry of Ecological Transition.
To read also: "It brought me a lot of customers": the repairers draw a very positive assessment of the "bicycle boost"
A new system should see the light of day at the start of the next school year with the “
Pro Cycling Label
”: this aid, on which ADEME and the French Federation of Bicycle Users (FUB) are working, aims to facilitate commuting.
Freezing of certain social benefits
In a press release published on Wednesday, March 31, the Caisse d'Allocations Familiales (Caf) indicated a revaluation of certain social benefits of "
0.1% in anticipation of the rise in consumer prices
".
A very small increase which is measured in cents for the benefits concerned: among them, the active solidarity income (RSA), family allowances, allowances for disabled adults (AAH) and the activity bonus.
By way of comparison, the revaluation for inflation in 2020 was 0.3%.
