“Since the first day of the health crisis, in March 2020 we have helped economic sectors in difficulty. We will always be there for the companies and the employees who suffer the consequences. ” While the Omicron surge forced the government to take new restrictive measures (end of consumption while standing in bars, ban on eating or drinking in transport or cinemas, three days of compulsory telework per week), the minister of the economy Bruno Le Maire unveiled, Monday, January 3, a new round of measures to support companies affected by these decisions.
At the end of a one-and-a-half-hour meeting with representatives of employers’ organizations and the main affected sectors (hotels and restaurants, tourism, etc.), the tenant from Bercy, accompanied by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister Delegate in charge of tourism and SMEs, announced the expansion or creation of several measures “Complementary”.
Thus, companies affected by health restrictions (bars, nightclubs, etc.) will be eligible for partial unemployment 100% paid for by the State, which was already the case since December for a certain number of companies in the event of loss. turnover of at least 65%.
Aid paid more quickly
The fixed cost reimbursement system will also be extended to all businesses in the tourism and hotel and catering sectors (including bars, travel agencies, etc.) that have suffered a loss of turnover of at least 50%. . Until now, the threshold was 65% and only concerned events, caterers or indoor sport.
Finally, aid less than 50,000 euros will be paid more quickly, “It will be counted in days and no longer in weeks” announced Mr. Le Maire, who released 40 additional agents of the general direction of public finances – they are 80 currently – to process the files.
In addition, Bercy will study a return of exemptions from social charges for disaster-stricken companies, and a postponement of the spring deadline for the repayment of loans guaranteed by the State. The first subject “Is a matter of days”, the second, which must be the subject of consultations with the European Commission and the French banking federation in particular, had to be decided “Within a few hours”. All these devices must cover, at a minimum, the months of December and January.
Reassure about the cost of aid
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