- Faced with the crisis, 2 million euros were spent by the Eurometropolis, including 1 million to support businesses via the Résistance du Grand-Est fund
- 26 million euros missing, revenue side, especially on public transport
- Worsening activity will have longer-term effects
In late April, the bill was estimated at 28 million euros, but it will continue to rise. Only by Thursday, date of the next council of the eurometropolis, the expenses incurred against the effects of the epidemic of coronavirus could have continued their rise, warned this Monday Caroline Barrière, vice-president in charge of budgetary questions .
"It is a crisis for which we have an unknown time horizon: maybe it will stop very quickly, maybe it will last much longer," she warned. The elected representative urges caution even if, according to her, the eurometropolis can count on "sound finances".
A regional fund for businesses
Among the immediate expenses, the protection of personnel and the public represents nearly one million euros, including the purchase of equipment. Another million will support businesses, through the Resistance fund, launched by the Grand Est regional council. "It is a system of advance on receipts, to assure a treasury to the companies, to enable them to make the relay and not to sink", described Catherine Trautmann, vice-president of the eurometropolis in charge of economic strategy.
If they are eligible for this fund, companies with fewer than ten employees will receive an advance of 5,000 euros to 10,000 euros. Associations can obtain an advance of 5,000 to 30,000 euros, with a bonus if jobs are maintained. Twenty files have already been submitted.
The drop in activity will be expensive
On the revenue side, the shortfall is estimated at 26 million euros for the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg, including 18 million reduction in business participation in public transport, through the "mobility payment". The development tax (-3.7 million euros) and the tourist tax (-2 million euros) are also affected.
In the longer term, the drop in activity will lead to a drop in revenue linked to the contribution on the value added of companies. Another concern, if the postponement of sites avoids immediate expenses, additional costs are to be expected.
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