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Bruno Le Maire in favor of more flexibility on the opening of stores on Sundays

2021-05-13T03:15:00.888Z


France is aiming for a return to economic activity before the health crisis in the first half of 2022, according to the Minister of the Economy who is


The resumption of activity and the end of the crisis could require more flexibility on the opening of stores on Sundays.

Even if no decision has yet been taken, Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy, said he was in favor, on France Info, for such a measure.

"We are going to look at this with Elisabeth Borne, the Minister of Labor, but it is a request that seems perfectly legitimate to me," he explained.

Shops: "I am in favor of showing flexibility on Sunday openings", declares Bruno Le Maire pic.twitter.com/JvCFcv6EAi

- franceinfo (@franceinfo) May 10, 2021

"I put myself in the place of all these traders in clothing, footwear, who have lost a lot of turnover during these months of closure, they want to restart quickly, they want to restart strongly," he said. added.

It remains to be seen whether the unions will not unite to oppose such an eventuality when the federations of traders have been requesting it for several months.

Compensation from the solidarity fund

"All those who want to work must be able to work and all those who return to work must have an incentive to return to work", explained Bruno Le Maire. In other words, he confirmed to traders that "whatever your loss of turnover, there will be compensation from the solidarity fund" for the months of June, July and August. “This will be in proportion to the loss of turnover between June 2021 and June 2019, July 2021 and July 2019, August 2021 and August 2019,” said Bruno Le Maire. A draft decree to be presented this week by the government to Parliament provides for an additional allocation of 6.7 billion to the solidarity fund as well as 500 million more for partial unemployment.

In addition, Bruno Le Maire announced to maintain "a support (the rate is not yet decided, editor's note) over the months of June, July, August, to encourage hoteliers, restaurateurs, the world of culture, the sporting world to hire, ”he said, recalling that this support was currently 20%.

In another area, concerning the release of the European recovery plan of 750 billion euros, Bruno Le Maire considered that the European procedures were much too long.

France is still waiting to receive 40 billion euros from this plan.

The minister added that there would be no second stimulus package.

He admitted, however, that the question of a long-term investment plan could arise.

Source: leparis

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