And it's the same, song: every July 1st there are changes, increases, reductions, new rules… 20 Minutes goes around what's new on this summer Wednesday.
Unemployment benefits
Unemployment benefits will be increased by 0.4% on July 1, Unédic said in a press release after a board meeting held on Tuesday. This revaluation, which follows an increase already limited to 0.7% in 2019, concerns 92% of job seekers receiving unemployment insurance benefits on July 1, i.e. around 3 million people. With this revaluation, the minimum allocation thus increases to 29.38 euros per day, against 29.26 euros currently.
The fixed part of the allowance increases to 12.05 euros per day compensated against 12 euros currently. It is added to the proportional part of the allowance which is equivalent to 40.4% of the old salary (the daily reference salary). The increase in daily reference wages concerns only recipients who have been receiving compensation for more than six months, or around 2.4 million people. For around 470,000 beneficiaries, only the revaluation of the fixed part applies.
Tobacco
Tobacco increases again this Wednesday ... But not for all packages. According to Le Parisien the increase will generally be 10 cents but sometimes more like for the Camel Shift. The Marlboro light do not move while some packages will lose a few cents. This is in any case what indicates the site of the direction of the customs.
Gas
This is good news, the price of gas drops a second time in a row. -0.3%, which followed -2.7% in June, still according to Le Parisien . The newspaper said the drop should have been steeper because of the drop in oil prices since the health crisis. Except that the government sees a possible sharp rise in gas prices in a few months. So he preferred to "smooth" the drop.
Travel
After the internal borders of the Schengen area, on June 15, this July 1 marks the opening of the borders of the European Union to some handpicked countries. Algeria, Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, Montenegro, Morocco, New Zealand, Rwanda, Serbia, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay are tried fairly safe. Not the United States. And it will be yes for China if it is reciprocal.
Partial unemployment
Another consequence of the health crisis, the system of partial unemployment put in place by the government is evolving. The conditions for long-term partial unemployment (for at least six months) are changing. According to Le Parisien , this recourse to partial unemployment will have to be the subject of a company or branch agreement to safeguard employment. Also, if employees and employees at the minimum wage will remain 100% compensated, there will now be a maximum compensation at 4.5 SMIC.
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- Economy
- Gas
- Unemployment
- Tobacco