The executive is preparing to announce a new round of sanitary vice, to curb the third of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Two regions are particularly concerned: Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France.
For the CPME, the Confederation of small and medium-sized enterprises, a new confinement, total or partial, which is emerging in these two regions would be "
a failure
", warns the employers' organization in a press release.
“
Its economic and social consequences would add to the current difficulties of many companies, and have a heavy impact on public accounts.
"
Several scenarios are on the table.
A hardening on weekends only;
confine Île-de-France all week;
add Hauts-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur;
or extend this measure to the whole country.
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CPME has done its calculations.
If the Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions are confined as in November, this "
would cut French GDP by 2.8 billion euros per week
".
As for a weekend confinement of these two regions, that "would
cost the GDP 1.7 billion euros per week
", estimates the CPME.
"
Whatever decision is taken, it is now imperative to restore hope and prospects to entrepreneurs
", adds the confederation, which asks that the schedule for the reopening of administratively closed sectors be "
clarified
".
250,000 local businesses in danger, according to SDI
For its part, the union of independent and TPE (SDI) warns "
on the urgent need for support
" of artisans, traders, traders, liberal professionals and leaders of TPE, which is "
already sorely lacking since the beginning of the 'year 2021, especially those whose loss of turnover is less than 50% and are de facto excluded from the solidarity fund
”.
According to this union, the health measures which will probably be taken in several regions (Hauts de France, PACA, Île de France), risk weakening "
a little closer to 250,000 local businesses
".
"With the probable additional turn of the screw, or even outright confinement, it is imperative and urgent to put in place the ways and means of preserving our local artisanal and commercial fabric, largely undermined for a year and totally forgotten since the beginning of the year ”,
warns Marc Sanchez, general secretary of the Syndicat des Indépendants, quoted in a press release.
The organization calls for the strengthening of certain support measures for businesses and very small businesses, such as an extension of the solidarity fund to very small businesses recording a loss of turnover of 25% or more;
"
A reduction or cancellation in certain cases of social and fiscal charges
", or even "
a spreading of the reimbursement of the EMP over 8 years
".
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