Margaux Fodéré, edited by Laura Laplaud 09:47, January 04, 2023

In France, 33,000 bakers are bearing the full brunt of rising energy and raw material prices.

To help them cope, the government has unveiled several measures such as the termination of their electricity supply contract free of charge in the event of a "prohibitive" price increase.

What aid are bakers entitled to?

Let's fight to save the bakeries.

Faced with soaring energy bills, the call for help from bakers has been heard by the government.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister and the Minister of the Economy multiplied the announcements: postponement of the payment of their taxes and social security contributions, termination of their electricity supply contract free of charge... What support does the State provide? it now to the 33,000 bakers in France?

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Help at the counter, "electricity damper" device...

Bakers are entitled to state aid.

Since November, they can apply, if they are eligible, for assistance at the counter on the impots.gouv.fr website.

Aid calculated on a case-by-case basis and which cannot exceed four million euros by the end of 2023. To benefit from it, energy must represent 3% of the bakery's turnover. 

Since January 1, bakers have been covered by the “electricity shock absorber” device which should enable them to reduce their electricity bill by 20%.

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Terminate their free electricity supply contract

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne announced that they can also defer their taxes and social contributions to relieve their cash flow, a measure which aims to relieve the cash flow of bakers.

These three support mechanisms are part of the €10 billion envelope provided by the State to help businesses.

Alongside this public aid, bakers can also seek help from energy suppliers.

Some, present Tuesday in Bercy have agreed to make a gesture: the bakers will also be able to terminate their electricity supply contract free of charge in the event of a “prohibitive” price increase.