According to Bercy, the economy is picking up very strongly, the 100 billion euro plan that has been implemented will be sufficient.

However, the government will present a collective budget providing for 15 billion euros in additional credits.

Nicolas Barré takes stock of a current economic issue.

The recovery is here, the morale of business leaders is above the pre-crisis level.

The "whatever the cost" worked beyond expectations?

When you talk to business leaders, you actually have a real sense of optimism.

We feel that the activity is picking up again and that the order books are filling up.

The boss of Medef Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux says so.

At Bercy, the debate on the need or not for an additional stimulus plan is settled: it is useless, the economy is picking up very strongly, the 100 billion euros plan that has been implemented will be sufficient.

This is what Bruno Le Maire and Budget Minister Olivier Dussopt tell us.

Even if some economists close to the president continue to plead to do more to revive demand.

However, Bercy is not ready to disconnect aid.

No, of course.

Bercy's message is also quite subtle.

On the one hand, we will have to get out of "whatever the cost", synonymous with soaring public debt.

On the other hand, we must continue to help the sectors in greatest difficulty.

This is why the government will present a budget collective providing for 15 billion euros in additional credits.

They are intended to finance exemptions from charges for hotels, restaurants, the tourism sector, etc.

To also finance partial long-term activity, in the hotel industry but also in certain weakened industrial sectors such as the automobile and foundries.

Or even in events where the restart will still take a long time.

The government will also help businesses to rectify their financial situation.

With a rather spectacular measure, although a little technical: it is the possibility of carrying forward tax deficits without limit of ceiling.

Clearly, the losses recorded in 2020, the year of the Covid, may be deducted from the profits recorded this year or the following ones.

It is a very powerful measure that will allow many companies to reduce their tax bill.

This is excellent news that will support the recovery and investment.

It would be surprising that with all this, growth this year does not exceed the 5% forecast by Bruno Le Maire.