the Medef asks the government for “very targeted aid”

The president of Medef, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, asks this Tuesday on France Inter for help “limited and punctual” for stores that have been targeted by the urban violence that has occurred in many cities in France since last week. “We are not asking for the return of whatever it costs, but very targeted aid“, hammers the boss of bosses who recognizes that “most of the damage will be reimbursed by insurance“.

>> Urban violence: France Assureurs invites its members to extend the claim declaration period to 30 days

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux wishes in particular that the establishment “partial unemployment when the store burned down, the moratorium on charges that existed at the time of the Covid“. He also pleads for “that we speed up building permits”.

“Systematic looting”

For the president of Medef, this aid can help stores cope with the difficulties caused by urban violence. In particular, he refers to “the systematic and almost organized looting as an economic enterprise“.

Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux also regrets the effects on tourism, confirming the cancellation of “20 to 25% of [réservations de] stays of foreign tourists in Paris” At the beginning of july. “Countries like the United States have advised their nationals not to come to France“, he laments. But he considers that the effects will be limited: “I don’t think it will have an impact on the Paris 2024 Games or the Rugby World Cup“, he specifies.