Source date: 2026-04-21
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Increase in Fuel Prices: Exceptional Aid for Transport Companies Published on April 22, 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Due to the rise in fuel prices, the decree of April 17 establishes exceptional aid for road transport companies.
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An exceptional aid, capped at €60,000 per company, is created for transport companies to address the increase in fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
This aid concerns road transport companies established in France and employing fewer than 1,000 employees.
These companies must have as their main activity the public transport of goods or collective passenger transport or health transport (excluding taxis).
Eligible vehicles for the aid are those belonging to category M2: titleContent or M3: titleContent, ambulances, light sanitary vehicles, and vehicles belonging to category N: titleContent or M1: titleContent.
These vehicles must be as of March 1, 2026:
owned by the beneficiary company of the aid or leased by it (under a long-term lease or lease-purchase agreement);
operated for public road transport by the beneficiary company of the aid;
compliant with the requirements of the technical control regulations.
Companies with unpaid tax or social debts as of December 31, 2024, are not eligible for the aid.
Unless these debts:
have been paid;
are covered by a payment plan;
are less than or equal to €1,500.
The amount granted varies from one company to another. This amount is equal to the sum of the products, by vehicle category, of the number of vehicles operated by the company.
Table - Amount of aid granted Vehicle Category
Unit amount of aid
Ambulances, Light sanitary vehicles (VSL), Light vehicles with fewer than 10 seats assigned to collective passenger transport
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) of less than or equal to 3.5 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) greater than 3.5 tons and less than or equal to 7.5 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) greater than 7.5 tons and less than 26 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) equal to or greater than 26 tons
Road tractors for road transport
Companies that have obtained a payment extension for their social contributions from the Union for the Recovery of Social Security Contributions and Family Allowances are eligible for aid of less than €5,000.
Companies eligible for aid of more than €5,000 are those whose "gross operating surplus to turnover" ratio is less than or equal to 5% over the last two closed accounting periods before March 31, 2026.
The application for this aid will be made to the Agency for Services and Payment via a platform that will be opened very soon.
Vehicle designed and built for the transport of people, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than 8 seats and a maximum weight of less than or equal to 5 tons.
Vehicle designed and built for the transport of people, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than 8 seats and a maximum weight of more than 5 tons.
Motor vehicle designed and built for the transport of goods and having at least 4 wheels.
Vehicle designed for the transport of people and having, in addition to the driver's seat, a maximum of 8 seats.
Source: Service-Public professionals
Source date: 2026-04-21
Increase in Fuel Prices: Exceptional Aid for Transport Companies Published on April 22, 2026 - Entreprendre Service Public / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Due to the rise in fuel prices, the decree of April 17 establishes exceptional aid for road transport companies.
Image 1 Credits: Drazen - stock.adobe.com
An exceptional aid, capped at €60,000 per company, is created for transport companies to address the increase in fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
This aid concerns road transport companies established in France and employing fewer than 1,000 employees.
These companies must have as their main activity the public transport of goods or collective passenger transport or health transport (excluding taxis).
Eligible vehicles for the aid are those belonging to category M2: titleContent or M3: titleContent, ambulances, light sanitary vehicles, and vehicles belonging to category N: titleContent or M1: titleContent.
These vehicles must be as of March 1, 2026:
owned by the beneficiary company of the aid or leased by it (under a long-term lease or lease-purchase agreement);
operated for public road transport by the beneficiary company of the aid;
compliant with the requirements of the technical control regulations.
Companies with unpaid tax or social debts as of December 31, 2024, are not eligible for the aid.
Unless these debts:
have been paid;
are covered by a payment plan;
are less than or equal to €1,500.
The amount granted varies from one company to another. This amount is equal to the sum of the products, by vehicle category, of the number of vehicles operated by the company.
Table - Amount of aid granted Vehicle Category
Unit amount of aid
Ambulances, Light sanitary vehicles (VSL), Light vehicles with fewer than 10 seats assigned to collective passenger transport
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) of less than or equal to 3.5 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) greater than 3.5 tons and less than or equal to 7.5 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) greater than 7.5 tons and less than 26 tons
Road transport vehicles for goods with a total authorized weight (PTAC) equal to or greater than 26 tons
Road tractors for road transport
Companies that have obtained a payment extension for their social contributions from the Union for the Recovery of Social Security Contributions and Family Allowances are eligible for aid of less than €5,000.
Companies eligible for aid of more than €5,000 are those whose "gross operating surplus to turnover" ratio is less than or equal to 5% over the last two closed accounting periods before March 31, 2026.
The application for this aid will be made to the Agency for Services and Payment via a platform that will be opened very soon.
Vehicle designed and built for the transport of people, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than 8 seats and a maximum weight of less than or equal to 5 tons.
Vehicle designed and built for the transport of people, having, in addition to the driver's seat, more than 8 seats and a maximum weight of more than 5 tons.
Motor vehicle designed and built for the transport of goods and having at least 4 wheels.
Vehicle designed for the transport of people and having, in addition to the driver's seat, a maximum of 8 seats.
Source: Service-Public professionals