“The problem is that we are suffocated by the payroll,” laments the president of the Association of Bistros and Cafés of France, after the announcement of an increase in the minimum wage
“The charges on the salaries of employees and bosses are increasingly heavy, and not for ten years, for 40 years,” recalls Alain Fontaine, chef and owner of the restaurant Le Mesturet in Paris, Monday on franceinfo.
“The problem for us is that we are suffocated by the payroll”, explains Monday November 9 on franceinfo, Alain Fontaine, chef, owner of the restaurant Le Mesturet in Paris and president of the Association of bistros and cafés of France. He reacts to the increase in the minimum wage on December 1st announced by the government on Monday. The minimum wage will be increased to 1,502 euros net per month, which represents an increase of around 24 euros.
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But it's a rare stupidity", rages the president of Bistrots et cafés de France. "We can't continue like this" "It worked 50 years ago, but the people who continue to increase social security contributions are in the process of putting us in", continues Alain Fontaine. "40 years ago, we ensured the growth of the country, today, companies with their employees, (...
) cover the country's expenditure. It's an inversion. We cannot continue like this,” says the chef.
Alain Fontaine, who employs 27 people, has done his calculations. The increase in the minimum wage will cost him 2,000 euros per month, charges included, and between 20,000 and 22,000 euros per year. He will not be able to pass it on “because I cannot increase prices, there is competition,” he says.
The president of Bistrots et cafés de France deplores the fact that there is "no presidential candidate who talks about drastically reducing social charges and shifting them towards taxes".
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