The ceiling of the Solidarity Fund is raised from three to ten million euros after EU agreement, which will help on a case-by-case basis the mountain sector and certain large businesses, said Tuesday the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire.
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"We will use this removal of the cap to take into account fixed charges in the sectors which are the most affected by the crisis,"
Bruno Le Maire told the Senate Economic Affairs Committee.
"We will therefore do it, I say it very precisely, on a case by case basis",
specified the Minister, adding that as announced by Prime Minister Jean Castex, this will be the case in particular
"for
the ski lifts of ski resorts. mountain
, the fixed charges exceed three million euros ”
.
"We are also studying the possibility of using this removal of the cap for Parisian department stores, for example, which have extremely high rental amounts"
and which, when they have an area greater than 20,000 square meters, are administratively closed to fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, said Bruno Le Maire.
Extended fixed costs coverage
This coverage of fixed costs is generally reserved for companies with a turnover of more than one million euros, and is in addition to compensation of up to 20% of turnover, which can go up to to 200,000 euros monthly.
However, hotel and catering and accommodation and catering companies in mountain areas will also be entitled to it, even if their turnover is less than one million euros.
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Since January, only businesses closed administratively or particularly affected by the health crisis are eligible for the Solidarity Fund, but its average amount for those who receive it has more than doubled since October to stand at 5,400 euros, said Bruno Le Maire.
