Jacques Gounon fulminates.
The president of Getlink - the new name of the former Eurotunnel group - is enraged against the “
soft
”
French bureaucracy
.
The leader is demanding to be able to reopen duty free sales in Coquelles to offer British travelers the French products they love.
While the French ports, and in particular that of Calais, have had the right to resume tax-free sales since the Brexit agreement, Eurotunnel has not received the green light from the State.
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The Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, confirmed that the status of the tunnel was that of a dry port. But Olivier Dussopt, the Deputy Minister in charge of Public Accounts, delays. He considers that the decision is not within his competence. A ping-pong game that boils the blood of the boss of Eurotunnel, ready to take legal action if duty free is prohibited. On May 17, the British will once again have the right to travel to France without going through the compulsory quarantine box on their return. Eurotunnel employees are impatiently awaiting them. In recent months, traffic has plunged under the tunnel.
The number of cars taking the Shuttle is 30% of regular traffic and that of Eurostar only 5%. “
Before 1999, when tax-free sales were banned in Europe, we achieved 50 to 100 million revenue per year in duty free
,” recalls the manager.
A million Britons came each year to spend the weekend on the Opal Coast, bought a bottle of Chablis, or perfume to treat themselves
. " Jacques Gounon promises to fight for their basket of memories ...
