The executive is gradually unveiling the measures to protect purchasing power which will be presented to the Council of Ministers in early July.
This Monday, the boss of Bercy confirmed that housing aid will be increased to help the most fragile homes: they “
will be increased by 3.5%
”, precisely.
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This boost will be "
temporary, because the peak of inflation is temporary
", and targeted at the most fragile households, said Bruno Le Maire.
"
It's a way of responding to the difficulties of all these people
," he said.
One of the first measures of the new government will therefore be to revalue this aid, unlike the beginning of the first term of the President of the Republic: in 2017, Emmanuel Macron had wanted to trim a few euros per month on the APL, allowing to save some 400 million euros over one year.
Five years later, inflation has changed the situation: it is not a "
change of philosophy
", but "
very close attention to the difficulties of the French
“, defended the Minister of Economy and Finance …
The increase in APL should be proposed in the amending budget expected in July, alongside a myriad of other elements for purchasing power.
When questioned, Bruno Le Maire's entourage estimates the additional cost at 168 million euros for the year 2022. At the same time, the executive wishes in particular to revalue certain social benefits, cap the increase in rents at 3.5%, triple the "
Macron bonus
" and extend the tariff shield on energy.
Inflation, for its part, should continue to increase, reaching, according to INSEE, 5.5% on average this year.
Something to take households by the throat.
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