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Apprenticeship hiring subsidies

Subsidies paid to employers hiring apprentices under the apprenticeship reform and the France Relance recovery plan. Amounts depend on the apprentice's age.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Bruno Le Maire

Gouvernement

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European origin

Directive/Regulation

France Recovery and Resilience Plan

Context

Part of European recovery support following COVID-19 pandemic

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Amount

6,500 €

Impact on public finances

Costs 4.4 bn €/yrtotal cost of the scheme · 2022 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Cour des comptes - Note thématique « Recentrer le soutien public à la formation professionnelle et à l'apprentissage » (juillet 2023) (Official figure)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 June 2021

Measure impact

Under the France Relance plan, employers hiring an apprentice receive €8,000 for an apprentice aged 18 or over, and €5,000 for an apprentice under 18. Around 587,634 apprentices had been hired by June 2022, with government investment of €4.5bn.