No return of "
whatever the cost
".
Bruno Le Maire ruled out this Sunday a return to this economic policy of general support for businesses, despite the fifth wave of Covid-19 and the threat of the Omicron variant.
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"We have come out of 'whatever it costs', it is not to come back to it,"
said the Minister of the Economy on the set of the
Grand Rendez-vous Europe 1 / CNews / Les Échos.
At the end of August, the tenant of Bercy had put an end to this massive aid to all companies.
“
Case-by-case, tailor-made
” support
Bruno Le Maire, however, recognized that the current health situation weighed "
on a number of very specific sectors, events, restaurateurs
".
"
I am in contact with them every day,
" he assured.
“
Whatever happens, we will remain present
” for them, he added, saying that he prefers this formula to that of “
whatever the cost
”.
This support will be provided on a “
case-by-case, tailor-made basis
”.
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These statements may not reassure the professionals suffering from the new epidemic outbreak, in particular those in the events sector, who call for a form of return of "
whatever the cost
" for their sector.
"
The government urgently needs to put in place the effective aid which has enabled the event industry to withstand the crisis: the solidarity fund and partial unemployment at full rate for the coming months
", for example demanded the Union of events activities (SAE) in a press release published on Wednesday.