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French restaurant group seeks lower meal-voucher limit in supermarkets
French lawmakers began examining a bill on meal-voucher rules on October 12.
The vouchers can be used in restaurants and, since 2022, in shops such as supermarkets.
The restaurant group UMIH wants a daily limit of €25 in restaurants and €10 in shops.
It says nearly six in ten vouchers are now spent outside restaurants and cites an estimate of €2 billion in lost revenue for the sector.
UMIH argues that restaurants support jobs and local economies, while also saying that only one in five employees receives meal vouchers.
Its proposal is intended to steer more voucher spending back to restaurants, but it does not guarantee that customers will return.
Parliament is examining the proposed law, and the available information does not say what decision lawmakers will make.
The Union of the Trades and Industries of the Hotel Trade (UMIH) is calling for separate daily meal-voucher limits: €25 in restaurants and €10 in shops, including supermarkets.
UMIH regional president Brice Sannac said the proposal would protect restaurants while allowing vouchers to be modernised.
French lawmakers began examining a bill on meal-voucher rules on 12 October 2026.
Nearly six in ten meal vouchers are now used outside restaurants, according to the article.
Sannac cited an estimate of €2 billion in lost revenue for restaurants from the National Commission for Meal Vouchers.
- Who
- The UMIH, represented by Brice Sannac, is proposing changes to meal-voucher rules.
- What
- It wants a €25 daily limit in restaurants and a €10 limit in shops, including supermarkets.
- When
- Lawmakers began examining the bill on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- France.
- Why
- UMIH says the change would protect restaurants and their contribution to local employment and communities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
On est pour une modernisation évidemment du titre, mais on pense qu'il faut installer malgré tout des garde-fous.
La Commission nationale des titres-restaurant a évalué le manque à gagner à deux milliards d'euros.
Mais à un moment, un déjeuner, ce n'est pas simplement s'envoyer un sandwich ultra-transformé devant un écran d'ordinateur.
The government opened the possibility of using meal vouchers in shops, including large supermarkets.
French lawmakers began examining a bill on meal-voucher conditions.
- Restaurant daily limit sought
- €25
- Shop daily limit sought
- €10
- Meal vouchers used outside restaurants
- Nearly six in ten
- Estimated restaurant revenue shortfall
- €2 billion
Sources
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