Pressure is mounting on the government, which is putting itself in battle order to stem the severe repercussions of the coronavirus crisis on the economy. Representatives of businesses and economic sectors are expected in Bercy, this Monday morning, in the presence of the Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, his Secretary of State, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, and the Minister of Work, Muriel Pénicaud. The objective of this third meeting since the beginning of the epidemic: to carry out a detailed assessment of the situation, considered very serious.
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And for good reason. Several sectors are severely weakened by the epidemic including events, catering, entertainment, tourism, luxury and some of the transport. Commercial companies deplore a drop in their turnover from 12% to 15% since the transition to stage 2 of the epidemic. "The areas first impacted were the international tourist areas, because Chinese tourists were missing ," explains
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