At the start of the fifth wave of COVID, the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire was visiting Strasbourg on Tuesday. To participate in the national congress of the UMIH, the union of the hotel and catering trades industries.
The minister notably returned to the insistent demand hotel or restaurant owners with rescheduling repayments of PGEs, loans guaranteed by the State. But for Bruno Le Maire, it’s no. According to him, this is not the right solution.
_ “I think rescheduling is not the best solution. I prefer treatment on a case-by-case basis. I know that BMPs are a real concern. But I am providing a more efficient and rational response. The first one is. is that all those who need it will be able to take out a new EMP until the summer of 2022. Those who have difficulty repaying should not be face to face with their bank advisor either. have a mediator “said the minister.
And he specifies: “I have set up in each department a mediation with the public authorities so that it is collectively that the reimbursement of an EMP can be processed. And this will make it possible to find a solution for each case” he said.
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Faced with the labor shortage (there would be a lack of 30% of employees according to the national president of the UMIH) post Covid, the minister also called for substantial increases in the sector and to conclude the current salary negotiations.
Health pass
And he said again, in the middle of the fifth wave, that according to him it was more than ever essential to enforce the health pass in establishments: “What I want is that we enforce the health pass. The health pass is life insurance for restaurateurs and hoteliers. The worst situation is having to shut down. So enforcing the pass and the control rigorously, this is the best answer we can provide today.“he hammered.