The government announced on Wednesday January 26 specific aid for the self-employed and self-employed, those whose activity has been penalized by this fifth Covid wave. An electorate on which the executive relies. The decryption of Fanny Guinochet
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Specific assistance for the self-employed and auto-entrepreneurs, those who are self-employed: this is what the government is planning. First, exemption or reductions in social security contributions – from a certain level of loss of turnover – for December 2021 and January 2022. Then, exceptional financial aid, the amount of which has not yet been determined. precise. Will be concerned the self-employed who work in the sectors most weakened by the crisis, hotels and restaurants, entertainment, sports clubs, transport, etc. To obtain it, you will have to make a request to your social protection body. Hence the concern of some collectives who fear that it will be a bit long.
This is not the first time that this government has helped this category. No later than Tuesday, January 25, the announcement to raise the scale of mileage allowance to deal with the surge in fuel is partly intended for them.
Because this additional tax credit to help “big wheels”, those who use their car a lot for work, will benefit VTC drivers, Uber deliverers or the liberal nurse in rural areas. At the beginning of January, a draft law on the self-employed was adopted to better protect their personal assets in the event of professional failure or bankruptcy, but also to help them transfer their business more easily, improve their unemployment benefits, etc.
If Emmanuel Macron is attentive to these professionals, it is because it corresponds to his philosophy. The Head of State has always praised risk-taking, compared to “annuitants”. There are more than three million independents in France, or three million voters, and this is very important three months before the presidential election. According to several pollsters, they could weigh heavily on the 2022 ballot. If Emmanuel Macron stands for a second term, this could even be a key variable in his re-election. In 2017, in the second round, according to an Ifop survey, 67% of them preferred him to Marine Le Pen. Emmanuel Macron intends to keep this electorate.