This is it. After a moment of hesitation that continued for several long weeks, the decree on the reform of the environmental premium of 2024 was finally published. Official Gazette, on Tuesday, February 13. This means a reduction in the environmental bonus, announced at the end of 2023 by the government. This text should have appeared, according to logic, at the end of last year. But arbitration conflicts between the Ministry of Transport and Bercy slowed down the procedure. In connection with the reshuffle in the Cabinet of Ministers, the consideration of the file was even longer. In the text we can read, in particular, that the abbreviation is ” €1,000 maximum environmental bonus applied to the purchase of new cars and minibuses for households in the five highest income decades “. what therefore the quantity limit environmental bonus of 4,000 eurosinstead of the previous 5,000 euros, for bottom 50% of households. The other half of households keep the 7,000 euro benefit to purchase a new electric car.
A heavy blow to business?
Finally, professionals and businesses are also seeing their bonuses decrease. The text says “ to reduce by 1000 euros the maximum amount of the environmental bonus applied to the purchase of new minibuses for legal entities “. This is what the craftsmen mean. Even worse, the companies see that their bonuses are simply removed! The text says “to cancel the environmental allowance for the purchase of new passenger cars for legal entities.” In other words, the companies do not do thiswill no longer be eligible for the €3,000 bonus. A heavy blow to corporate fleets that represent almost 45% of electric vehicle purchases on the market. Thus, the environmental bonus continues to gradually decrease with each subsequent year. Having first raised the bonus to €7,000, it will decrease to €6,000 for the first time in July 2021. The second reduction of the bonus is planned for the first time in but eventually it will be moved to then at the end of 2022. The last reduction will take place at the beginning of 2023, with a maximum amount of €5,000 for an electric car with a maximum price of €47,000.
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Source: Auto Plus
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