At the end of a meeting in Bercy, the Ministries of Sports and the Economy specified, Tuesday, January 11, that companies in the sports sector limited by the gauges could resort to partial activity, according to a press release. commmon.
As soon as the announcement at the end of December of the reinstatement of gauges in sports arenas (5,000 outdoors, 2,000 indoors), for a period of three weeks, the Ministry of Sports had indicated that the sector would be helped without going into detail.
“The partial activity without out-of-pocket expense is reactivated for structures facing the limitations of gauges and the ban on the sale of drinks and food in establishments open to the public, and those which lose more than 65% of turnover “, said the Ministry of the Economy, SMEs and Sports.
They will also benefit from the aid “fixed costs” for December and January in case of loss of “more than 50%” of turnover. “This system allows companies to benefit from aid compensating for 90% of the operating loss (70% for companies with more than 50 employees)”, ensures the executive. Works are “In progress” with regard to exemptions from social contributions.
Compensation for loss of ticketing, which has been put in place twice since the start of the health crisis, and which was mentioned in early January, is “in the study”, we told the Ministry of Sports.
For 2 years, sport has been severely impacted by the effects of the pandemic. It was also strongly supported with € 8 billion in aid. With @BrunoLeMaire and @JBLemoyne we brought together the sector to hear its difficulties and adjust the aids of the @gouvernementFR pic.twitter.com/911A2Y0YRZ
– Roxana Maracineanu (@RoxaMaracineanu) January 11, 2022
Companies in the sports sector also benefit from the general measure of the possibility of extending repayment periods up to 10 years (instead of 6 years today) for loans guaranteed by the State.
Regarding the gauges, currently fixed (5,000 outdoors and 2,000 indoors), an amendment voted in the draft law on the vaccination pass – still under review – could pave the way for proportional gauges if the health situation evolves, and depending on “characteristics” The establishments.
“There will be a floor beyond which there will be proportional gauges”, had indicated last week the Minister in charge of Sports to some journalists, with definition of a “percentage”, in the event that the health situation changes and all this once the bill is adopted.
The prefects will have room for maneuver in this device, we learned from the same source, device which must be specified by decree.