The support measures for the economic sectors affected by the reconfinement of 16 departments will cost an additional 1.2 billion euros per month, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire announced on Thursday.
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“The impact of the new health restrictions on the French economy is 0.2 percentage point of annual GDP. The support measures will cost 1.2 billion euros more per month, or 7.2 billion euros in total per month, ”
he said in a statement to journalists.
In detail, of this 1.2 billion, 600 million will concern the Solidarity Fund, 400 million will be disbursed to finance partial activity and 200 million for exemptions from the charge.
Figures that still need to be refined, says Bercy.