Tourism and catering companies will be "priority" for the charges that the government could concede in the fight against the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic, said the Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno on Friday The Mayor, guest of Europe 1.
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"Cancellations will be possible (...) And tourism and catering will be priority sectors," he said. The restaurants in particular, which had to close overnight on the orders of the government to prevent the spread of the epidemic, are "those who are taking the brunt of the brunt," he said.
Cancellations on a case-by-case basis for companies threatened with bankruptcy
So far, the government has granted postponements of social and tax charges to companies experiencing difficulties due to the health crisis. But he also said he was open to cancellations on a case-by-case basis for companies threatened with bankruptcy.
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At the microphone of Europe 1, the minister returned to the economic consequences of such a health crisis, saying that to fight against the bankruptcy of companies in France, which was undermined by the shutdown of a large part of the economy, the government had chosen to increase the French debt. "A responsible and necessary choice that will avoid a social and economic disaster in France," he said.