Prime Minister Jean Castex during the presentation of the recovery plan on September 3, 2020. -

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Return to the field for the Prime Minister.

Jean Castex, whose second Covid-19 test was negative, resumed his activities on Monday with a visit to the Bic factory in Montévrain (Seine-et-Marne), where a relocated National Industry Council will be held , dedicated to the recovery plan, Matignon told AFP.

The Prime Minister will be accompanied by the Ministers of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, of Labor Elisabeth Borne, and of the Minister for Industry Agnès Pannier-Runacher.

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After a visit to the factory of the French giant of disposable pens, lighters and razors Bic, Jean Castex will open the meeting of the executive committee of the Decentralized National Industry Council which must "come back to the various announcements concerning the industry in the context of the recovery plan, ”said Matignon.

This meeting will be an opportunity "for discussions with social partners to discuss the methods of implementing the measures of the plan and the levers they offer" to get out of the coronavirus crisis which has plagued the economy, according to this report. source.

Prime Minister Jean Castex, who had been in solitary confinement in Matignon for a week, ended his isolation on Saturday, after the negative result of a second Covid-19 test, carried out due to his contact with the Director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, himself infected.

The head of government had to change his agenda to stay in Matignon, Wednesday's Council of Ministers notably took place entirely by videoconference.

The government wants to implement as quickly as possible the recovery plan of 100 billion euros over two years in order to stem a post-Covid GDP contraction estimated at at least 11% with an unemployment rate which should climb to around 9 , 5% at the end of the year according to INSEE, and 800,000 job cuts expected in 2020.

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