Tax & Finance

#2026-356France creates May 2026 diesel aid for small construction and public works firms

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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France creates a temporary cash grant for small construction and public works businesses that used non-road diesel in May 2026. Eligible firms can receive 20 euro cents per litre invoiced between 1 and 31 May 2026, capped at 4,000 euros per business. The aid is limited to French tax-resident private businesses in listed construction activities, with no more than 20 employees and within SME financial thresholds. Applications must be filed online through impots.gouv.fr between 8 June and 3 July 2026, with May fuel invoices, a required spreadsheet, bank details, and de minimis aid declarations. Businesses may have to repay the aid if their profit position later shows they were not economically weakened enough.

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Key Changes

  • Creates a temporary grant for eligible construction and public works firms using non-road diesel in May 2026
  • Sets the aid at 20 euro cents per litre invoiced in May 2026, capped at 4,000 euros per business
  • Requires online applications between 8 June and 3 July 2026 with fuel invoices, a mandatory spreadsheet, bank details, and de minimis aid declarations

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Obligations

What this law requires

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Eligible construction and public works businesses must submit a single online aid application through the form on impots.gouv.fr to claim the non-road diesel grant.

French tax-resident private construction and public works businesses seeking the aid
Between 8 June and 3 July 2026 inclusive
reporting
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Aid applicants must include a sworn declaration confirming the accuracy of submitted information and compliance with all eligibility conditions in the decree.

aid applicants
At the time of the online application, no later than 3 July 2026
disclosure
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Aid applicants must provide May 2026 invoices for purchases of non-road diesel, listed in the mandatory spreadsheet template made available on impots.gouv.fr.

aid applicants
At the time of the online application, no later than 3 July 2026
reporting
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Aid applicants must disclose their business activity sector, bank account details, and the amount of de minimis aid received during the rolling three-year period under Regulations (EU) 1407/2013 and 2023/2831.

aid applicants
At the time of the online application, no later than 3 July 2026
disclosure
high

Aid applicants must certify that receiving the grant will not cause them to exceed the de minimis aid ceiling under Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2023/2831.

aid applicants
At the time of the online application, no later than 3 July 2026
disclosure

Affected Parties

Small French construction and public works businessesBusinesses using non-road diesel-powered construction equipment+2 more…

Tags

construction aid,non-road diesel,France