The Ministry of the Economy will propose "
within a few weeks a consultation and conciliation system
" to spread or partially cancel corporate debts on a case-by-case basis, Bruno Le Maire said on RMC / BFMTV on Wednesday.
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The Minister of the Economy admitted that there were "
companies which are facing a wall of debt
", not because of the loan guaranteed by the State (PGE), but because of the other loans that they can no longer repay because of their lack of activity.
"In a
few weeks, I will be proposing a consultation and conciliation system which should allow all the companies which are currently facing this wall of debt, to offer them a tailor-made solution
", declared Bruno Le Mayor.
"
At the Ministry of the Economy, we have all the necessary warning signals, in conjunction with the Banque de France, to find out which companies are starting to have a real debt problem
," he explained. .
The aeronautical SMEs concerned
The consultation will bring together the State, the auditor, representatives of the commercial court and bankers to "
say on a case-by-case basis, this company is in difficulty, it is facing a wall of debt, we see the problem coming
, ”detailed the Minister.
"
We are not going to wait for the company to hit the wall, we will look at its situation, study it all together and see whether it is necessary to spread its debt, or even to cancel its debt in part,
" he promised. .
“
A healthy company must be able to survive the crisis
”.
He cited the aeronautical SMEs which "
will rebound in two or three years but it turns out that they are in a sector of activity which is so weakened that they will not succeed
".
A welcome announcement for the MEP Place publique and economist Aurore Lalucq, who however denounces a "
double standard
" to AFP.
“
We find a form of economic rationality because we had to make these cancellations, a kind of subsidy, but why not share it across the country?
We must support everyone, especially the unemployed and students, with criteria of social and environmental justice
, ”she said.
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