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Bruno Le Maire: "Our economy cannot and must not stop"

2020-03-20T19:49:35.988Z


EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - The Minister of the Economy explains to Le Figaro why it is essential to maintain economic activity in the country.


LE FIGARO. - Emmanuel Macron asks the French to stay at home then urges them to continue working… Isn't this contradictory?

Bruno LE MAYOR. - No, absolutely not. The French must minimize their social contacts and stay at home as much as possible. But our economy cannot and must not stop because our compatriots need to take care of themselves, to eat, to have light, to have drinking water and to have access to the Internet. For this, it is essential that all actors in the production chain, from the farmer to workers in the food industry, including transporters or cashiers in supermarkets, remain at their posts.

The security of the food supply must be guaranteed everywhere on the territory. In addition, certain industrial sectors, such as nuclear power, nanoelectronics or aeronautical construction, will not recover if the production chains stop. We would risk

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Source: lefigaro

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