A proposed law on restaurant vouchers, aimed at making permanent the use of such vouchers for food purchases, is set to be examined by the Social Affairs Commission of the National Assembly. The law, submitted at the beginning of June, would allow the approximately 6 million employees who benefit from restaurant vouchers to use them for all food products, except for exceptions such as alcohol, confectionery, infant and animal food, as specified by decree. The law also includes provisions for the complete dematerialization of the vouchers and the annual publication of fees and commissions by issuers. The entry into force is planned for January 1, 2028, extending the existing law until that date. Among the 73 amendments submitted, several from Modem and Renaissance deputies propose a "double limit" of 25 euros for restaurant meals and 10 euros for supermarket purchases. This measure is intended to ensure that restaurant vouchers retain their primary purpose and support restaurateurs. The entourage of the Minister of SMEs and Commerce, Serge Papin, stated in late September that it was "open to discussions" on such a double limit, a measure that divides distributors and restaurateurs. The Union of Hospitality Trades and Industries (Umih) stated in a press release that the double limit is "the only fair and balanced response to support employees' purchasing power without penalizing activity and employment in our territories" and that rejecting it would be to "weaken a sector of 175,000 restaurants in favor of the exclusive benefit of large distribution." In contrast, the Federation of Commerce and Distribution (FCD), which includes E. Leclerc, Carrefour, and Intermarché, argues that restaurant vouchers are "a social benefit designed for employees and not a mechanism intended to guarantee a level of revenue for a particular sector." The FCD states that the scheme "must remain at the service of their purchasing power and adapted to their reality," particularly for those for whom "large distribution constitutes a local solution for their meal." The proposed law comes in response to inflation, with various laws enacted since 2022 to allow these purchases. The French, due to remote work in particular, are having lunch less often at restaurants than before. The proposed law also establishes the possibility of giving such restaurant vouchers to food aid associations.