The rebound of the economy will depend on the vaccination of the French, estimates the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire in an interview with
Parisien
Friday, July 2, deeming "
natural
" the obligation of vaccination for the most exposed professions.
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"
Our growth will depend on vaccination
", summarized Bruno Le Maire. Vaccination “
guarantees health security for all. It will allow us to return to normal life, growth, jobs and activity as quickly as possible,
”he says. "
For certain professions particularly exposed, such as caregivers, the obligation of vaccination seems natural to me
", estimates the Minister,
If he does not clearly say that it is necessary to make the PCR and antigenic tests payable to recalcitrant to vaccination, Bruno Le Maire notes that "
the policy of free, multiple tests, and sometimes of convenience for people who refuse to be to vaccinate cannot be an appropriate health response
”.
And remember that the tests cost "
nearly 100 million euros per week
", or 5 billion euros this year.
No need for a second stimulus plan
"
It is not for me to (...) decide
" whether workers affected by a possible obligation should be dismissed in the event of refusal of vaccination, adds Bruno Le Maire. "
As Minister of the Economy, I am simply providing the framework which should allow our economy to recover,
" he said. "
The economic lights are green,
" said Bruno Le Maire, noting that INSEE forecasts growth of 6% this year. "
We (the government) are maintaining our growth forecast at 5% for the sake of prudence and to take into account the risks of a new epidemic wave at the start of the school year,
" he notes.
According to him, the French economy does not need a second stimulus plan, but "
in the most innovative sectors, public investments are necessary
", explains the minister. "
The President of the Republic will announce their amount in the coming weeks
", he adds, adding that European cooperation is essential. As for the pension reform, Bruno Le Maire still considers it "
necessary
". "
If we want our children to live as well as us, with a pay-as-you-go pension system and an increasing standard of living, we must collectively work more
", he pleads. "
The President of the Republic is the only one to have the legitimacy to define the calendar
", according to him.