The revaluation of retirement, the time of the audiovisual license or the end of certain reports on Waze: the novelties to have in mind for this change of month.
As November 1 approaches, Le Figaro takes stock of what is changing with the arrival of this new month:
Revaluation of pensions by 1%
The amount of the Agirc and Arrco supplementary pensions is adjusted to 1% from 1is November 2021. This revaluation concerns former private sector employees who benefit from an annual supplementary pension amount which is added to the basic social security scheme. The annual amount of the supplementary pension is calculated by multiplying the number of points acquired during the career, by the value of the point. The service value of the Agirc-Arrco point is indexed to the evolution of consumer prices excluding tobacco and rose this year to € 1.2841 against € 1.2714 in 2019 and 2020. This increase, lower than expected, concerns the 13 million or so retirees from the private sector.
The increase in gas prices postponed
Adopted by the government against a backdrop of soaring gas prices, they will be frozen when they should have increased by around 15% after climbing 12.6% in October. Prime Minister Jean Castex announced at the end of September the establishment of a “tariff shield»A freeze on regulated gas prices, a «blocking which will affect the whole of 2022», as announced by the Prime Minister.
The time of the television license and the housing tax
The payment deadlines for the housing tax for the main accommodation are set for November 15 if you pay by TIPSEPA or by check, and November 20 if you pay electronically. If today nearly 80% of households are exempt from housing tax on main residences, it remains a gradual abolition which may or may not apply depending on income. From 2023, no household will pay housing tax on its main residence.
The payment of the contribution to the public audiovisual sector occurs at the same time as the housing tax. It is due if the home is equipped with a television or assimilated device: equipment connected to each other or wirelessly and allowing the reception of signals, images or sounds, by electromagnetic means. In the fall, you receive a single tax notice for the 2 taxes and a 10% increase is applied if you pay late.
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Winter tires or chains required in certain regions
In line with the Mountain II law of 2016, new vehicle equipment obligations are expected for the winter in order to limit traffic jams and avoid accidents on mountain roads. From Monday, and for the duration of the winter period from 1is November to March 31, fitting your car with winter tires or having chains becomes compulsory in certain municipalities. The map of the areas concerned is available on the website of the government. This date also marks a new signage which will be gradually implemented to indicate the entrances and exits of mountain areas where the winter equipment obligation will be in force.
A tolerance during the winter of 2021: «Any breaches of the obligation to keep snow chains in your boot or to equip your vehicle with winter tires in the departments concerned will not be penalized this winter.», As specified on service-public.fr.
End of the extension of terraces in Paris
The Parisian terraces had gained another month. As of this 1is November, the terraces say “ephemeral” then “summerWill have to be removed in accordance with the new municipal by-law which provides for their return each year from April 1 to October 31.
Parisian bars and restaurants which had been able to extend their terraces on the sidewalks or parking spaces thanks to the Covid-19 to promote outdoor gatherings must repack. From Monday, these ephemeral terraces will officially disappear.
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Some police checks will no longer be reported on Waze
A new text comes into force on 1is November. According to Decree No. 2021-468 published in Official newspaper, some driver reports via driving assistants such as Waze or Coyote may be suspended. These include, among other things, alerts likely to allow users to evade blood alcohol controls, drug research, and roadblocks to intercept wanted persons. Only speed controls can still be signaled normally.
WhatsApp will become inaccessible on some smartphones
«From November 1, 2021, WhatsApp will no longer support Android phones running Android 4.0.4 and earlier“, And will require”iOS 10 or higher versionsFor the iPhone, indicates an official note on the platform of WhatsApp. This means that for the users of these phones, the app will stop working. These phone operating systems developed between 2012 and 2016 are now too old to support future updates to Meta-owned messaging (the new designated name of the Facebook group).
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Launch of the winter break
This is the period during which the eviction procedures of a tenant who does not pay his rent are suspended. It starts on 1is November 2021 and will end on March 31, 2022. However, some people are not protected by the truce: such as those benefiting from rehousing corresponding to their family needs, squatters occupying a home, garage or land, violent spouses or not, whose eviction from the family home has been ordered by the family court judge.
The principle of the winter break is also extended to gas and electricity cuts, now prohibited during this period.
This is the 6th edition of the Tobacco Free Month
While some brands of cigarettes will see their prices increase by about ten cents on November 1, the date also strikes the 6th edition of the Tobacco Free Month campaign. Launched by the Ministry of Solidarity and Health, the Public Health France platform offers many tools and advice to quit smoking. Among others, the platform gives access to consultations with professionals, a 40-day shutdown program or entertainment so as not to “crack“. This new edition already has 75,863 registered.
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