They will be able to postpone “the payment of their taxes and social contributions”, announced this Tuesday morning Élisabeth Borne. Reception points will also be opened to inform craftsmen about the aid they can benefit from.
While concern is palpable within the baking profession, the Prime Minister, Élisabeth Borne, announced on Tuesday that bakers will be able to “request the deferral of the payment of their taxes and social security contributionsto relieve their cash flow. This was followed by a meeting between the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, and the Minister Delegate for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Olivia Grégoire, with representatives of the bakery sector “to discuss the consequences of the energy crisis“.
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No big new announcements came out of it. “Current devices are not sufficiently known“, mainly regretted Bruno Le Maire, highlighting that with the aid already offered the State “covers 40% of the electricity bill“. The executive has, in fact, already set up a help desk for the payment of electricity bills and a “shock absorbersince January 1.
A letter sent to 33,000 bakers
To make this support offered to craftsmen better known, “we will write to the 33,000 bakers in France a personalized letter“, explained the Minister of the Economy. Reception points will also be opened within the prefectures to discuss with professionals about their difficulties and possible help. “Some teams will also meet bakers and travel from bakery to bakery to discuss“.
The government also returns the ball to the energy suppliers, which it receives this Tuesday afternoon. “I’m sure they can do better. Some do not respect their commitments, in particular by leaving only a few hours to their customers to renew their contract“, pointed out Bruno Le Maire.
Indeed, at the beginning of October, the suppliers had agreed to make several commitments to try to protect the companies. In particular, suppliers had to notify their customers two months before the renewal of their contract in order to allow companies to make comparisons and open up competition with other suppliers. The Minister of the Economy will receive energy suppliers on Tuesday afternoon, in particular to remind them of these commitments.
President Emmanuel Macron will also receive bakers on Thursday, during the traditional galette des rois ceremony at the Élysée.
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