A "
historic
" event: the words are strong, but the situation requires it, believe the butchers.
The French Confederation of Butchery and Charcuterie is sounding the alarm on the difficulties of the profession, confronted, like all small artisans, with soaring energy prices which are affecting the accounts of professionals.
A mobilization is scheduled for Tuesday in Paris.
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This gathering, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the National Assembly, must bring together representatives of "
the whole of France
".
A “
historic event, the first for the profession for more than 20 years
” and the mad cow crisis, specifies the Confederation.
“
We were recently at a general assembly in Marseille.
This request comes from the base
, ”tells
Le Figaro
the president of the representative organization, Jean-François Guihard.
Objective: to make elected officials aware of the "
holes in the racket
" which interfere with the support of public authorities for professionals in the face of inflation.
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“
The current system covers approximately 60% of professionals, thanks to the tariff shield.
But 40%, such as those with many cold rooms or those with multiple outlets, are not covered
,” he explains.
However, these professionals collect bills multiplied by "
4, by 6
", despite the aid.
If the structures are ready to accept prices "
multiplied by two
", this increase must be limited by a ceiling, judges the president.
For these small structures, soaring energy prices are equivalent to a death sentence, worries Jean-François Guihard.
"
Our companies are not multinationals, we have to loosen the noose: when we take 40,000 euros in additional expenses over an accounting year, it's sometimes our whole result that goes into it
", he underlines.
Without help, these businesses, representative of the current suffering of small artisans, risk disappearing, or having to lay off workers.
"
There is really a danger
," insists the President of the Confederation.
His organization, which intends to bring together "
200 to 300 professionals
" in uniform this Tuesday in Paris, therefore hopes to raise awareness among deputies, and to meet, in the process, a representative of Bercy.
She also calls on butchers and delicatessens to explain their difficulties to their customers, as well as to "
symbolically turn off their lights [in their shops] as a sign of protest against the rising cost of energy
".
“
Our mobilization will be used for all food crafts
”, wants to believe Jean-François Guihard.
