The Prime pour l'emploi (PPE) was a French
tax credit
A tax credit is a tax incentive which allows certain taxpayers to subtract the amount of the credit they have accrued from the total they owe the state. It may also be a credit granted in recognition of taxes already paid or a form of state "dis ...
aimed at reducing the impact of falling
Revenu de solidarité active (welfare benefits) for people returning to work. Implemented in 2001 by the government of
Lionel Jospin
Lionel Robert Jospin (; born 12 July 1937) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002.
Jospin was First Secretary of the French Socialist Party, First Secretary of the Socialist Party from 1995 to 1997 and th ...
, it was replaced by the
prime d'activité in 2015.
In 2008, 8.7 million working people received the tax credit. The average amount was €36 per month.
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Amount
The amount depends on whether a person is single or in a couple and whether the income per person is between €3,473 and €17,451. The amount increases between the lower limit and €12,475 and then decreases until revenue reaches the upper limit.
See also
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Guaranteed minimum income
Guaranteed minimum income (GMI), also called minimum income (or mincome for short), is a social-welfare spending, welfare system that guarantees all citizens or families an income sufficient to live on, provided that certain eligibility conditions ...
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Poverty in France
Poverty in France has fallen by 60% over thirty years. Although it affected 15% of the population in 1970, in 2001 only 6.1% (or 3.7 million people) were below the poverty line (which, according to INSEE's criteria, is half of the median ...
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Revenu minimum d'insertion
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Working tax credit
Working Tax Credit (WTC) was a state benefit in the United Kingdom made to people who worked and received a low income. It was introduced in April 2003 and was a means-tested benefit. Despite the name, the payment was not a tax credit linked t ...
References
Taxation in France
Welfare in France
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