The masks, the tests, the vaccines… and the fines.
These words are emblematic of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The first three rhyme with scarcity, unlike the fourth, synonymous with profusion.
From the outset, the government considered that “4th class tickets” (the highest), at a flat rate of 135 euros, would constitute an effective remedy for enforcing health instructions.
According to the Interior Ministry, the police have distributed some 2.2 million in the past twelve months since the first lockdown came into force on March 17, 2020.
The state coffers thus collected some 400 million euros, a relatively modest budgetary windfall despite everything.
Do not fines and other financial penalties related to road traffic bring in 2.7 billion euros annually according to the 2019 General State Account published by Bercy?
It remains that the fixed penalty, increased to 200 euros in the event of a repeat offense
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