Castex calls on companies to make a “strong commitment to employment”

Jean Castex will present the recovery plan this Thursday -

His presentation had been postponed.

This time, that's it: this Thursday, Jean Castex will officially detail the recovery plan of 100 billion euros intended to deal with the consequences of the coronavirus epidemic.

But already, the Prime Minister urges that “everyone play the game” of the recovery, in particular the companies which must commit themselves “strongly for employment”, in an interview with

Wednesday evening.

An effort for youth employment

"We are investing heavily to support businesses, but we expect them to make a strong commitment to employment, especially young people," said Jean Castex, questioned by the daily on the expected compensation for the effort made. by the state.

"The plan will only have its full effect if everyone plays along," he insisted.

The boss of the CFDT Laurent Berger had called Monday in a forum in the World to establish a "conditionality" to public aid to companies, which must "change their behavior".

The stimulus plan provides for 20 billion reduction in production taxes paid by companies, ie 10 billion in 2021 and 10 more in 2022. "This measure is major in particular to protect our industry", justified the Prime Minister who sees it as a way to improve competitiveness.

"This plan prepares the future"

“This plan does not just heal the wounds of the crisis.

He is preparing for the future, ”Jean Castex praised at

, considering that the envelope was“ up to the exceptional situation we are going through ”.

The Prime Minister recalled having retained "three priorities", including "the greening of our economy" which will benefit from 30 billion euros.

"This will apply to the thermal renovation of buildings, to investments in infrastructure and in green mobility, to the development of green technologies, to the hydrogen strategy," he said.

Competitiveness and sovereignty of France

Some 35 billion euros will also be devoted to "making France more competitive and more sovereign".

In addition to tax cuts, "the plan contains provisions for strengthening the equity capital of companies, especially mid-sized companies, which innovate and export."

Finally, 35 billion euros will be dedicated "to social and territorial cohesion".

This includes the approximately 6 billion euros released for the hospital as part of the Ségur de la Santé, the 6.5 billion euros of the "youth plan" unveiled in July and which contains in particular hiring bonuses or again the extension of the long-term partial activity system which "should make it possible over the next few months to train employees while preserving their jobs".

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