Shops, terraces, cinemas, theaters, museums ... Even with reduced gauges, many establishments open to the public will reopen this Wednesday, May 19. The French are eager to find a little lightness, as the epidemic is slowing down and the vaccination campaign has reached 20 million first injections. "
This is a very important moment, for all those who are preparing this reopening,
" Bruno Le Maire said on Monday morning on LCI Monday morning. He considered that this new stage of deconfinement was especially important on the “
cultural
” level. In his eyes, it is an “
important moment also for the French. Collectively, we look forward to this moment
”.
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Government spokesman Gabriel Attal also welcomed the upcoming reopening of shops and terraces.
"
It is a moment of liberation for all French people which was eagerly awaited
", welcomed the Secretary of State Monday on RTL, stressing that the calendar announced by the President of the Republic at the end of March has been kept.
Etchebest will not reopen its service on the terrace on Wednesday
However, not all will reopen. Taking into account the reopening rules - only the terraces of bars and restaurants are authorized from Wednesday, at 50% of their capacity and with tables of six maximum - some restaurateurs have already chosen to wait for the next step of deconfinement, June 9.
This is the case for example of the media chief Philippe Etchebest who announced Sunday in the JDD that he will not reopen his service on the terrace on Wednesday.
“
Can you imagine reopening a big machine, redoing a card, bringing all the staff back but ultimately having to cancel everything and throw away merchandise because it's raining?
Impossible
”.
And to underline: “
And then not everyone is concerned: barely 40% of restaurateurs in France have a terrace
”.
"The public support is there
"
The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, also recalled that the State will continue to support these companies. "
We will not let anyone go to the mat,
" said Bruno Le Maire. "
It would be totally inconsistent to immediately disconnect support for businesses in this period of convalescence
."
"
Public support is there to support the economic recovery,
" insisted the minister, who was also very confident about the economic recovery. "
The recovery is already there,
" he assured. “
We will surprise the other European countries with our growth.
»The goal? “
To return to the same level of activity in the first half of 2022 as before the crisis. (...) On the economy, we are on the right track
”.