The first day of the month is, as usual, marked by a series of news that affects personal finances.
One million small pensions increased, with retroactive effect
this 1Ahem In September, the pensions of around one million former employees, traders or craftsmen are to be increased to a maximum of 100 euros gross, with an average monthly amount of between 50 and 60 euros (the exact figures will be announced shortly).
This measure to revalue small pensions, enacted as part of the pension reform of April 2023, came into force on 1Ahem September 2023 for new pensions. For people already retired on this date, two scenarios were presented:
– A portion (600,000) had their pensions immediately increased;
– another (about a million) had to wait, due to “management operations necessary to calculate this increase”explains Retirement Insurance.
The wait should therefore end (perhaps with certain exceptions) with the payment of the September pension on 9 October. Except for pensioners from the Alsace-Moselle fund, for whom the payment of the September pension is made on 2 September. With retroactive effect: the twelve months of exceptional increase not received will be paid with the revalued September pension.
Slight drop in the reference price of gas
The average reference price for natural gas sales (PRVG) decreased by 1% in September compared to August, to 130.21 euros including VAT per megawatt hour (MWh), for customers connected to the distribution network operated by GRDF, announced the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRÉ).
Published monthly by the CRE since the abolition of regulated gas prices, this reference price, for all consumers combined, is intended to help consumers compare offers. It is an average estimate of the costs borne by suppliers for the supply of natural gas to a residential customer, including supply and non-supply costs. It includes fixed (subscription) and variable portions.
A new tax withholding rate
As every year, in September a new withholding tax rate arrives that automatically replaces the previously applied rate, which was calculated from your spring 2024 tax return, therefore based on the income you received in 2023.
However, the replacement will not take place before 1Ahem January 2025 if you have adjusted your rate since the beginning of the year (either before or after your return) and the rate you have chosen is higher than the rate calculated by the tax authority.
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