Caregivers and low-income families at the heart of the French government's aid plan

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Emmanuel Macron had promised it at the start of the pandemic. He will do everything to limit the impact of the coronavirus on the French economy, "whatever it costs", had even said the president. Monday April 13, during his televised address, he announced that new economic aid was going to be introduced. Measures that the government hastened to put to music. At the last Council of Ministers, the amending finance bill was unveiled.

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110 billion euros! Edouard Philippe underlined it. It is an " exceptionally large " plan that the government has put in place. In accordance with the President's announcements, the medical staff will receive a bonus ranging from 500 to 1,500 euros in order to reward the carers, explained the Prime Minister: " They are on the front line day and night by their professionalism, their duty, their sense of dedication. The hospital is holding on to them. We all know, deep down, what we owe them . "

Recovery plan coming soon

Additional means to finance short-time working will also be released. Very small businesses and the self-employed will also be helped more.

Just like the most modest households. Each family beneficiary of the RSA or the Specific Solidarity Allowance (ASS) will receive 150 euros each, plus 100 euros per child, as well as families receiving housing assistance who will in turn receive 100 euros per child. “ Since the start of confinement, families have had to face additional burdens which are often new financial burdens for the most vulnerable. As the nurseries and canteens have closed, they have to face additional expenses for meals. Their energy expenses are increasing. New charges that can install them in dramatic situations , "said the Prime Minister.

We will also pay 100 euros per child for households not eligible for the RSA or the Specific Solidarity Allowance, but who are beneficiaries of housing allowances.

In total, more than 4 million households will benefit from this emergency aid. https://t.co/MZqMrSBBzc

These economic measures will certainly not be the last. The Prime Minister said it: this plan is an emergency plan. It will be followed by a recovery plan.

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