It is a huge paradox after ten months of health and economic crisis: at the level of the Dijon commercial court, the number of bankruptcy filings is at its lowest in Côte-d’Or. But be careful not to rejoice too quickly, warns the president of the chamber of commerce and industry Xavier MIrepoix:
“Companies are still on a drip thanks to state and community aid, as such at some point it will be necessary to repay debts, loans, and our fear is that bankruptcy filings are arriving en masse at this point. moment. “
No calls for help, for now …
A paradox symbolized by the telephone platform “are you ok boss?”, launched in the fall to respond to the concerns of Côte-d’Orian bosses, it hardly receives calls at this time: “We have very few requests, but we suppose they will come. The reason is the helpers, I said, but also the resilience of the bosses. They fight, are combative volunteers. when we discuss separately, the morale is not there. “ In any case Xavier Mirepoix confirms that the device will remain operational throughout 2021.
Because this year promises to be difficult, in particular in the sectors most affected, restaurants, hotels, culture, sport, where the situation is catastrophic, “there are no other words”, says Xavier Mirepoix. But when can we expect the famous switch to crisis? “When we have to start repaying the loans, when the URSSAF will call the contributions, the trouble will start. The generosity of the State and the local authorities is important, but up to what point? All year 2021 is going to be difficult. Especially since we are still talking about re-containment. “
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