The ecological bonus will soon be increased to €7,000, for half of the households. Except surprise, the taxable income will be the criterion taken into account.
At the Paris Motor Show, Emmanuel Macron announced good news for buyers of electric vehicles. The ecological bonus will be increased again. The Head of State indicated that the aid will rise to €7,000, whereas it is currently €6,000.
There is, however, an important clarification: the President of the Republic had indicated that this bonus of €7,000 will be granted according to an income criterion, for the poorest half of the households. For now, that’s all that’s official. Moreover, the government has not gone back on this announcement since, in order to complete it. The ‘problem’ with the bonus is that it is set by decree, and the decree is usually issued at the very last moment. The 2023 rules could therefore not be fixed precisely before the end of December!
However, we can guess who will benefit from the €7,000 bonus, thanks in particular to an interview with Elisabeth Borne in Les Echos. The Prime Minister has drawn the outlines of another aid, on fuel, which will take over from the discounts for all at the pump on January 1, 2023. Aid in preparation “ will benefit households in the first five income deciles, i.e. half of households”.
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We therefore find the notion of half of the households with the first five deciles of income. This corresponds to the reference tax income per unit of up to €14,100. We should therefore have this criterion for the allocation of the ecological bonus of €7,000. Households in this category who are considering buying an electric car can therefore wait a bit before ordering. One thing will not change: a maximum vehicle price for the maximum bonus (it is currently €47,000).
However, keep in mind that the bonus applies to the invoicing of the vehicle, and given the delivery times at the moment, models ordered in 2022 will most often be delivered in 2023.
For those who shouldn’t take advantage of the boosted bonus, no need to wait. And you might even have to order quickly, because the bonus might go down for the richer half. It was indeed planned in 2023 to increase the bonus from 6,000 to 5,000 €. This decline could be maintained for the wealthiest households.