Secretary of State for the Economy Agnès Pannier-Runacher reported Wednesday a further increase of more than a thousand of the number of traders who have benefited from delays in payment and postponement of social or tax charges following the social movement of "yellow vests".
"A rise of over 1,000 businesses"
As of March 28, a total of 8,877 companies have benefited from payment delay and tax deferral measures, and 1,865 companies have taken measures of payment delays and tax deferrals, ie "an increase of more than 1,000 businesses". in a fortnight, said the Secretary of State at a press point after a meeting with industry associations.
Agnès Pannier-Runacher had invited ten local merchants' associations to Bercy for a fifth round table since the beginning of the year, along with Olivier Dussopt, Secretary of State to the Minister of Action and Public Accounts. "Today we do not observe an increase in the failure rate in city centers, but we know that individual situations are problematic, especially sustainable shopping or restaurants," she said. , recalling that "we must not hesitate to approach the tax authorities to request support and cash facilities."
An association denounces "a situation of harassment"
The vice-president of traders and craftsmen of the metropolises of France, Denis Favier, also president of "Shop in Dijon", said he was satisfied with the "listening" of the public authorities, but said: "We normally have three million euros to distribute for all cities, but nothing on Dijon, it is 814,000 euros for the recovery plan.It would take more money. The President of Shop In Dijon also denounced "a situation of harassment for 23 weeks" demonstration of "yellow vests". He demanded that his association be received by the Ministry of the Interior.
Since November 17, 2018, the demonstrations of "yellow vests" disrupt the shops, mainly downtown and especially on Saturday, to the point that some are in critical situations in terms of cash. At the end of March, the French Federation of Insurance (FFA) had estimated at 175 million euros the amount paid to the companies to compensate for the damage and the losses of exploitations undergone.