- The Bas-Rhin department announces support of up to 200 million euros to help the local economy.
- "A Marshall plan of short circuits" said its president Frédéric Bierry and a first according to him, for a departmental community.
- This plan will be implemented in three parts very soon.
After "landing holes in the racket" by distributing masks to Ehpads according to the president of the department of Bas-Rhin Frédéric Bierry, the time is to support the local economy in these times of crisis of Covid-19 ... This Monday , the department announces to put on the table 200 million euros. "A Marshall plan for short circuits". What "help Alsace to rebound." "
“A first for a departmental community in this crisis, welcomes Frédéric Bierry, to have such a massive plan on supporting the local economy. "
A three-part plan
The Lower Rhine plan has three parts. The first is to overcome the health obstacle by supporting traders, restaurateurs, SMEs to equip themselves. Support for investment and the purchase of health equipment. "Support necessary to restart the activity," recalls the department. Objective, to protect employees and customers in small businesses with less than 50 employees, such as artisans, the catering sector, associations. All in connection with the different sectors.
The second objective is to "guarantee economic sovereignty", which is not necessarily the case, underlines the department, in particular with the drug industry, health action, which will also create jobs. The players in the food and distribution sector will also be supported to promote and connect short circuits. But also access to renewable energies, mobility, in particular the place of the electric bicycle, public works, the building, culture and of course tourism.
Finally, the third objective is "to support strategic sectors with high development potential which respond to digital and industrial energy climate transitions".
A beautiful envelope that must be put into perspective, however. Part of the 200 million is in fact made up of the redeployment of investment credits, objectives that could not be achieved and initially planned before the crisis. The new funds would approach 130 to 140 million, estimates however Frédéric Bierry. Part of this sum could be borrowed because the department can boast of having deleveraged up to 300 million in the past five years, in particular "by reducing administrative expenses and cumbersome" recalls the Departmental Council. "We are able to do this," says Frédéric Bierry. If we don't do it, we will pay dearly for it later in social spending. ”
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