It has been more than a month since the government introduced the fuel allowance. A small increase that comes after the end of the 10-cent discount at the gas station, which has definitely disappeared since January 1st. And this time there is no question of giving gifts to everyone, because the new state aid now concerns only the humblest workers. Indeed, in order to benefit from it, it is necessary to justify a basic taxable income is less than 14,700 euros and testify that he needs his car every day to get to work. A total of 10 million motorists would be eligible for this €100 bonus.

New allowance #fuel : “We decided to focus on French people who work and have to take their own car”@GabrielAttalplenipotentiary minister for public affairs, guest @amandine_begot in #RTLMatin pic.twitter.com/CE5lfQTrdV

—RTL France (@RTLFrance) December 1, 2022

The ignorant French…

However, the device has so far been a failure for the government, while nearly half of the people eligible for it have yet to request it. An amazing situation that our colleagues on the site have created Auto-Moto.com wanted to understand They then surveyed 1,001 people in a survey conducted in conjunction with Marketing Insight. And it follows that many people are still misinformed. In effect, 48% of respondents declare that they do not know how to perform the procedures, which must then be done directly on the website of the tax office. However, 62% know what to do.

…but motivated

In general, motorists are motivated to receive this assistance, as 83% of respondents are ready for this carry out all procedures. However, you should not waste much time, although the government has decided to extend the system until the end of March. The goal is to give people who have not yet sought help the opportunity to do so. This will be paid in the following weeks in the form of a classic transfer.