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Mayor Estrosi undertakes exceptional measures to support Nice’s businesses
The city of Nice, led by the mayor Christian Estrosi, is taking exceptional measures to support businesses and merchants in the areas facing the Covid-19 crisis.
The Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolis has taken responsibility of being alongside those who, throughout the year, are at their service, creating jobs and growth in the territory. The City wants everything to be done quickly to help overcome this difficult period, give the means to preserve the activity and jobs, and thus mitigate as much as possible the social and economic impact of the Covid 19 crisis.
While the Covid-19 epidemic is growing on the national territory and the country is placed under confinement for the second time this year, the support for merchants is a major issue and has to be undertaken in order to limit the disastrous economic consequences of the pandemic.
For more details and information on the measures and financial aid measures taken to support economic activities in the context of the crisis, merchants and businesses are invited to send an email to business@nicecotedazur.org and to see the website nicecotedazur.org
An unfair situation
Mayor Christian Estrosi, sent a letter on behalf of France Urbaine with 50 other mayors, to denounce this very unfair position between large and small businesses. They have asked the Prime Minister Jean Castex to work quickly with the communities in order to find a solution allowing to take into account this legitimate demand of fairness.
Reactivating the measures taken in spring 2020:
- support of the take-away model – currently being updated
- exemption from rents for merchant tenants of the assets of the City of Nice and the Metropolis
- exemption from terrace fees for the current quarter,
- rent assistance
- exemption from the taxes
New measures offered to merchants:
- Creation of a delivery system supported by the City to promote home delivery procedures, in collaboration with four bicycle-taxi companies approved by the city. This model will initially benefit restaurateurs and booksellers
- A vast digitalization plan will be launched to maintain activity through e-commerce. The city will subsidize the creation of websites and digital tools under certain conditions.
- We will also grant merchants who practice take-away free use of public space at the right of their store
- Concerning rents, an approach will be made with the lessors of closed businesses to encourage them to grant their professional tenants reductions and exemption from rents. Mayor Christian Estrosi also requested from the government that a tax credit going beyond 30% be granted to donors for the last quarter of 2020
- The mayor will also take action so that online sales do not benefit GAFA. The taxation of GAFA poses a problem of equity and he will continue to urge the Government to remedy this situation by taking strong measures
