Emmanuel Macron announced Monday evening the payment "without delay" of an "exceptional aid" to the poorest families, called on the banks to shift more massively all the maturities and urged the assurances to be "at the rendezvous of economic mobilization » Facing the coronavirus epidemic.
"I wish that the banks could shift all the maturities much more massively than they did it and the insurances must be at the rendezvous of this economic mobilization, I will be attentive to it" , declared the chief of the French State during an address broadcast on radio and television.
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"Quickly, a specific plan will be implemented for the sectors which, like tourism, hotels, catering, culture and events, will be durably affected," he added. "Cancellations of charges and specific aids will be put in place".
"For the most fragile and needy, these weeks are also very difficult," he continued. "I have asked (the government) to provide exceptional aid without delay to the poorest families with children so that they can meet their basic needs . "