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The Medef and the Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CPME) judged Friday "insufficient", the aid measures announced Thursday evening by Prime Minister Jean Castex for companies forced to close completely or partially due to a resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic.

They "cannot be sufficient to cover all the economic losses caused by a government decision", protested the CPME in a press release.

It regrets in particular that this aid is "conditional on a decrease in turnover of at least 50%", and not generalized.

For his part, the head of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux estimated that the measures announced “will unfortunately not prevent bankruptcies”.

"We must go further by compensating, the time of the closure, the operating losses," he claimed on Twitter.

A call for dialogue

The Prime Minister announced on Thursday evening several support measures in terms of short-time working, strengthening the solidarity fund and exemptions from charges for bars, restaurants or sports halls forced to close or restrict their activity in certain regions .

“The new health rules (…) will have a major economic impact in the regions and sectors concerned.

In addition, many companies belonging to related sectors will also be struck to the heart ”, underlines the CPME.

The organization also calls for "dialogue" to "face the despair of many independents who find themselves cornered."

"It is now imperative that any 'turns of the screw' aimed at preventing the spread of the virus, be preceded by real exchanges (...) to avoid successive blows without any preparation," adds CPME.

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