Employment bonus doubled: rates raised from 2.2% to 4.4% and from 5.5% to 11%
Article 5 of the 2002 Finance Act amends Article 200 sexies of the General Tax Code. It makes permanent the employment bonus (prime pour l'emploi) created in 2001, converts its amounts into euros and doubles its rates: the rate applied to earned income in the rising phase goes from 2.2% to 4.4% and the rate of the tapering phase from 5.5% to 11%. Earned income no longer takes into account past losses or long-term business capital gains and losses.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Concerns households with a low-earning working member (8.1 million households received the first bonus in 2001, €144 on average, according to the Senate). According to the Senate, the total cost of the scheme rises from €1.22 billion in 2001 to €2.28 billion in 2002.
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Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Joint committee
Désaccord éventuel
Debate and vote
Debate and vote
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