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Cash-flow aid for fishing businesses (fuel December 2023 - June 2024)

Decree No. 2024-609 of 26 June 2024 creates cash-flow aid for sea fishing businesses facing higher energy prices linked to Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The order of 27 June 2024 sets it at 20 cents per litre of fuel bought between 5 December 2023 and 30 June 2024.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Christophe Béchu

Gouvernement

Impact on public finances

Costs 22.2 m € (one-off)total cost of the scheme · 2024 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Arrêté du 27 juin 2024, article 4 (Official figure)

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

Effective date

28 June 2024

Measure impact

Covers French fishing businesses for their French-flagged vessels, in mainland France and several overseas territories. Capped at €335,000 per business under the Ukraine temporary framework, topped up where relevant under de minimis aid. Paid by ENIM, applications by 15 August 2024.