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Temporary additional earnings supplement (RSTA) in overseas territories

Decree No. 2009-602 of 27 May 2009 creates a temporary additional earnings supplement of €100 a month in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It goes to employees on contracts of at least one month earning no more than 1.4 times the minimum wage; the amount is reduced proportionally for part-time work. Funded by the State and paid quarterly, it applies to employment periods from 1 March 2009 and ends when the earned income supplement (RSA) comes into force in these territories.

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Brice Hortefeux

Gouvernement

Amount

100 €/month

Impact on public finances

Costs 280 m €/yr2009 estimate · State

Source of the estimate: Sénat, rapport n° 306 (2008-2009) sur le projet de loi de finances rectificative pour 2009 (Indirect official figure)

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

Effective date

1 March 2009

Measure impact

Low-paid employees in the overseas departments and territories concerned receive up to €100 a month. The Senate finance committee report on the second 2009 amending finance bill estimates the annual cost at €280 million.