Politics · France · 6 hrs ago
French lawmakers back permanent supermarket use of meal vouchers
France’s National Assembly has voted to keep meal vouchers usable for buying food in supermarkets.
The bill passed by 87 votes to none on Monday, 12 October, and must now go to the Senate.
Meal vouchers are partly funded by employers and were originally intended to pay for workers’ lunches.
About six million employees receive them.
The bill would extend supermarket use for one more year, then make it permanent from 2028.
It also provides for fully digital vouchers from 2028, use on Sundays and public holidays, and broader options to donate vouchers to food aid groups.
These changes would affect how workers can use the vouchers and how easily they can support food aid.
The French National Assembly adopted a bill making supermarket use of meal vouchers permanent from 2028.
The bill passed on 12 October by 87 votes to none.
It extends for one year the use of vouchers to buy all food products.
The bill also provides for fully digital meal vouchers from 2028, their use on Sundays and public holidays, and expanded donations to food aid charities.
The bill must now be sent to the Senate.
About six million employees receive meal vouchers.
- Who
- Members of France’s National Assembly.
- What
- They adopted a bill to make supermarket use of meal vouchers permanent from 2028.
- When
- 12 October 2026.
- Where
- France’s National Assembly.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The National Assembly adopted the bill by 87 votes to none.
The bill is to be sent to the Senate.
The bill provides for supermarket use of meal vouchers to become permanent and for the vouchers to become fully digital.
- Vote
- 87 in favour, none against
- Interim extension
- One year
- Permanent use
- From 2028
- Meal voucher recipients
- About six million employees
- Next step
- Transmission to the Senate
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