Faced with the threat of new factory closures, the Minister of the Economy wants to put in place new aid schemes in November.
“There is no question of losing part of our economic fabric, part of our industrial fabric because of this increase in the price of electricity or gas.z.” Bruno Le Maire sounded the mobilization for the industry this Thursday morning. The social movement in the refineries has indeed added a sense of urgency to the structural difficulties that the groups have been facing for several months: disorganization of global supply chains, closure of Chinese factories due to Covid, and above all, of course , the explosion of energy prices since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.
In an attempt to respond to the concerns of companies, the ministers of Bercy – Bruno Le Maire accompanied by Olivia Grégoire (SME) and Roland Lescure (Industry) – received Thursday morning, at the ministry, the professional federations: Medef, CPME , FCD (trade), FNSEA (agriculture), UIMM (metallurgy)… The increase in electricity and gas prices is causing a…