During a meeting with players in the world of sport on Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron wished to reassure and affirm his support for both amateur and professional athletes: more than 400 million euros will be brought to support the sports economy.
In addition, the President of the Republic announced that the return of supporters to the stadiums will not take place before 2021.
Big measures for amateurs and professionals.
During a meeting with players in the world of sport on Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron wished to reassure and affirm his support for a world of sport that feels neglected and calls for an emergency plan not to sink in the coming months.
In total, more than 400 million euros will be released to support this sector affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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For professional sport
The
return of spectators to the stadiums will not take place before the beginning of the year 2021
and it will have to respect a gauge which will be linked to the capacity of the stadiums or halls, first affirmed Emmanuel Macron.
A club
ticketing compensation fund
will also be created.
Funded by the state to the tune of
110 million euros
, it will help professional clubs to partially cover the loss of revenue linked to ticketing.
The compensation will be fixed according to the importance of the ticket office in the turnover of the club, with therefore adaptations for each club.
Some federations or event organizations will also be entitled to it, such as the French football or rugby federations for the Blues matches.
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Finally, there will be an
exemption from social charges for clubs over the months of October, November and December
, with no criteria for lower turnover.
For amateur sport
Emmanuel Macron also wants
sports activities for young people in clubs to be able to resume in December
after being suspended by the coronavirus crisis.
This recovery, which depends on the evolution of the epidemic, will be linked to the implementation of
reinforced protocols, in particular for indoor sports
.
The services of Jean-Michel Blanquer and Roxana Maracineanu are already working on this health protocol.
The President also announced the
launch in 2021 of a "sport pass" device to help young people to practice sports
, at a total cost of
100 million euros
.
The criteria for this help for families to pay for club membership or buy equipment have yet to be defined, for a launch in 2021.
In addition,
5,000 civic service positions
will be created.
These people will be sent to the clubs to compensate for the loss of volunteers.
A
g
reat communication campaign
inter-ministerial on Sport Health will take place in 2021. Finally,
the emergency fund for sports will be continued
, with a
rise of 15 million euros
in depreciation.