THAW INDEX POINT. Due to high inflation, the government has promised a thaw of the index point, which has not been revalued since 2017.
[Mise à jour du vendredi 24 juin 2022 à 15h49] If the government has confirmed the increase in the value of the index point, it remains very silent on the volume of this increase. Especially since at the end of the legislative elections, he failed to obtain an absolute majority in the National Assembly. Result, the parliamentary debates promise to be particularly agitated. The public service unions are asking for between 3% for the CFDT and 20% for the CFTC for the revaluation of the index point. A 1% increase would cost the state 2 billion euros per year, according to the executive.
As a reminder, the index point is a tool used by the State to calculate the amount of gross salary officials. It is the indicator of salary increases for civil servants. In order to obtain the gross salary of a civil servant, the index point must be multiplied by the number of points attributed to the civil servant. They correspond to his position, his step and his seniority.
Lhe value of the index point is established at 4,68 euros i.e. an annual salary value (index increased by 100) of 5 623,23 euros from February 1, 2017. The index point has not changed since 2017. Since the election of Emmanuel Macron as President of the Republic, the government has preferred targeted increases which concern certain civil servants rather than an increase in the index point.
The evolution of the index point is decided by the government. She must take inflation into account to enable civil servants to maintain their standard of living despite rising prices. Usually, negotiations between the state and the unions define the amount of the annual increasebut in 2010the government decided to freeze index point.
This period lasted 6 ans during which the salaries of civil servants did not increase. In 2016, the government of François Hollande announced the thawing of the index point. This one has increased by 1.2% in 2 years. It stopped growing February 1, 2017. Emmanuel Macron’s government preferred targeted increases.
Why are we witnessing the thawing of the index point?
The value of the index point has not been revalued since 2010. This measure should join the series of measures of the bill for purchasing power, providing in particular for the revaluation of social minima, the increase in pensions and the creation of the food voucher. For several months, consumer prices have risen sharply, due to the economic recovery and the war in Ukraine. As a result, inflation increased by 5.2% in May 2022 year on year.
What is the value of the index point?
Since February 1, 2017, the value of the index point is 4,68 euros i.e. an annual salary value of 5 623,23 euros.
What is the amount of the index point?
The index point is used to calculate the gross salary of civil service employees. It has not increased since February 1, 2017 when it reached a value of 4,68 eurosi.e. an annual value of 5 623,23 euros. The gross salary of a civil servant is calculated according to several criteria.
- The index point
- The civil servant’s post
- The rung
- The seniority of the civil servant
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