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France: Scheme to partially compensate pension contributions for rail freight transport companies

Announcement

27 Oct 2025

In October 2025, the European Commission approved a French scheme designed to partially compensate rail freight transport companies for T2 pension contributions for certain statutory employees. The scheme has a budget of EUR 225 (USD 261.89) million.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

27 Oct 2025

Revocation date:

31 Dec 2034

Last action: 27 Oct 2025
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On 27 October 2025, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a French scheme to reimburse the “T2” pension surcharge payable by rail freight transport companies for certain statutor...
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