During the successive confinements, the shutdown companies were helped by the State.
On Wednesday, the government loosens the screw again: cafes and restaurants can be fully open.
Between recovery and aid, the Minister of the Economy takes stock on Sunday in the Grand Rendez-vous Europe 1-Les Echos-CNews.
The new stage of deconfinement will take place in France on Wednesday.
It marks the start of an economic recovery with in particular the reopening of cafes and restaurants but also the reduction of the curfew to 11 p.m.
After this last confinement, "there was no social breakage. I think it is more valuable than anything" in companies for the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire.
He was the guest of the Grand Rendez-vous Europe 1-Les Echos-CNews on Sunday.
"I don't believe in a wave of bankruptcies"
"The watchword of our crisis management is anticipation", added the Minister of the Economy who does not "believe in a wave of bankruptcy. In 2020, there were 35,000 bankruptcies against 50,000 the year before. But to "anticipate the catch-up effect" at the reopening, with the gradual decrease in aid, Bruno Le Maire assures that he has taken the lead: "we will support small businesses with less than 20 employees, provide them with funding necessary ". For the largest companies," in sectors in difficulty such as aeronautics ", 3 billion euros are available" to provide them with quasi-equity and help them restart ", continues the Minister of the Economy .