Ary Chalus, president of the Guadeloupe Region and Serge Letchimy, that of the territorial collectivity of Martinique, wrote Wednesday to Prime Minister Jean Castex to ask for “
adaptations of existing devices
” to avoid “
the collapse of island economies
”.
The confinement and curfew, already in force since July 30, were extended Wednesday until September 19 in Martinique, while the start of the school year was postponed to September 13 for all the West Indies.
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"
After two years of crisis, the economic actors of our two islands share the same observations
", write the two presidents, who enumerate the difficulties to "
honor the deadlines as well as their charges (...) to collect the aid
" but also “
The inadequacy of certain devices with their needs.
They also point to the chain consequences of stopping the activity of certain sectors on "
others which are linked to them
".
Avoid disaster
To avoid “
the social disaster
” of the economies of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the two executives therefore ask the government to “
maintain the Solidarity Fund until the end of the crisis for all sectors of activity
”. They also hope "
the suspension
" of certain conditions of access to this fund, recalling that "
80% of local economies are very small companies
", of which more than 50% are debtors to Urssaf, in Guadeloupe.
The two executives call in particular to review "
the duration of administrative closure
" necessary to be able to touch the aid, which they wish to see increased in many cases.
They also ask "
to increase the deferral and the duration of repayments to 10 years
" of the loan guaranteed by the State at the same rates, to review the calculation of the remainder to be
paid
for the partial activity, or even to reduce the costs. employer contributions, particularly in terms of retirement contributions.
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Finally, the two executives require state aid to meet their “
emergency aid funding capacity
” decided by the communities. "
The CTM injected 88 million in the Martinican economy in 2020 and intends to continue for this 4th wave
", write the presidents in the same letter. On the side of Guadeloupe it is "
133 million in favor of companies which were voted between 2020 and 2021
", according to the same source.
