VTC demonstration in front of the Ministry of the Economy, in Paris on February 3, 2021. -

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VTC drivers are unhappy with Bercy's choices.

They therefore gathered on Wednesday in front of the Ministry of the Economy to protest against "the dysfunctions" of the solidarity fund supposed to compensate for the decline in their activity.

The national inter-union VTC (INV), at the initiative of the demonstration which brought together a hundred people, protests against the suspension of the aid provided for by this fund which affected several drivers after Bercy's decision to carry out more checks to avoid fraud.

"We are in survival, not in fraud"

Brahim Ben Ali, general secretary of the INV, for his part referred to “incomprehensible” refusals because, “when we look at the files, there was no problem with the declarations”.

Even if most cases end up being resolved, he denounces many blockages that leave self-employed workers without any income.

"We, the independents, we are in survival, not in fraud," insisted the union leader.

The solidarity fund is supposed to compensate workers in the sectors most durably affected by the health crisis, including VTC drivers.

On Tuesday, however, the Ministry of the Economy announced that it had identified 23,000 "probably undue" payments to companies that have appealed to the solidarity fund for a total amount of 30 million euros and expressed its wish to "fight against all the frauds ".

Currently, 300,000 requests for assistance are being checked and 250 contract workers have been recruited to speed up their processing.

To mark the occasion during the demonstration, the INV union also organized a food distribution for the most vulnerable in front of Bercy.

More than 2,000 euros were collected to finance this action.

The idea germinated after seeing a video of students lining up for food aid.

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