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"As long as I am Minister of Finance, we will not increase taxes", assures Bruno Le Maire

2020-11-26T03:55:20.019Z


"We set ourselves 20 years to repay the Covid debt," said the Minister of the Economy. For this, "we must remain responsible for public finances", he indicates.


"

If one word can sum up the intervention of the Head of State, it is a spirit of responsibility,

" said the Minister of the Economy this morning on France Inter.

"

We succeeded in the re-containment because we managed to stop the circulation of the virus by limiting the economic damage: the activity fell by a little more than 10% against 30% at the first containment

".

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While the minister announced that traders will be able to open every Sunday, he also gave details on the reduction of the debt inflated by the measures to fight against the Covid.

As long as I am Minister of Finance we will not increase taxes.

We set ourselves 20 years to repay the Covid debt

, ”said the minister.

We must remain responsible for public finances.

Structural reforms that will allow us to be more efficient

”will be put back on the table with in particular“

pension reform which remains a priority in my eyes,

”he underlines.

Our growth forecast remains at 6% for 2021,

” indicates Bruno Le Maire, after a drop of more than 10% this year.

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The latter adds that "

France can emerge stronger from this crisis

", in response to Bruno Retailleau, LR senator from Vendée, who said earlier on France Inter that France would emerge from the crisis ruined and weaker.

"

Employees do not have to be the adjustment variable for companies

"

Regarding the layoffs plan announced by Danone, "

employees do not have to be the adjustment variable of companies

", annoy Bruno Le Maire.

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The State and the employees are making considerable efforts (...) I ask companies to take downsizing as the very last answer,

" he says.

In addition, about the new support system for companies which provides for being able to compensate up to 20% of turnover those that will remain closed will cost the State 1.6 billion euros per month, the minister announced. .

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We are completely changing the system (...) to be able to cover not the smallest companies, but to cover all the companies, without exception, which are closed

", declared the minister, whereas until now the solidarity fund was restricted to companies with less than 50 employees.

"

The system could also apply to hoteliers, we are working on a similar device so that part of the turnover is supported by the State

", further indicates the Minister.

"

Regarding the reinforced protocol, the rule will be one person for 8 square meters in all shops, this is a simplification for all traders: before it was necessary to deduct stalls, shelves ... It was very penalizing for some traders

", emphasizes The Minister.

"

This gauge is understood without counting the employees of the shop

".

Finally, third clarification: "

if you take your child it does not count and if you go with your dependent parents, you count as one person

", indicates Bruno Le Maire.

"

For large surfaces, you have to count and check the gauge in the store,

" says the tenant of Bercy.

Source: lefigaro

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