Violence of October 17: the government will pay up to 10,000 euros in aid to affected traders

Before hoping to make the thugs pay in court, the State will be the first to pay to support the traders who were victims of damage and looting on the sidelines of the October 17 demonstrations. Trade Minister Serge Papin had promised to set up a support fund to quickly help affected businesses. “Several million euros” will be devoted to this aid, he announced in Le Parisien this Tuesday, October 27, without specifying the exact amount of the envelope mobilized.

Only companies with fewer than 50 employees and a turnover of less than 10 million euros will be able to benefit from this support fund. They will be able to receive “up to 10,000 euros”, assures the minister, who emphasizes that certain regions have already put aid on the table.

“This will concern traders and restaurateurs who have suffered damage, whether insured or not. » This support fund will actually see the light of day “in the coming weeks, but from today the aid is guaranteed,” promises Serge Papin. 1,737 advertisements for stolen products removed from the platforms The executive had also, the day after the weekend of violence of October 17 and 18, triggered a partial unemployment system covered at 100% to protect the employees of the affected businesses.

He also put pressure on insurance companies to be responsive to compensation claims. Around 3,000 businesses were damaged, of which 357 were looted, according to the government's count, most of them on October 17 and 18. “Less than a hundred were affected on October 24, including around ten who suffered serious damage,” adds Serge Papin.

It's still too much, but it's a sign that there has been a recovery in terms of order. » Serge Papin also drew up an initial assessment of the tracking down of resellers of stolen products on the platforms, after they were ordered to act by the executive to block announcements of concealment linked to looting. “1737 ads were deleted and 237 accounts banned,” assures the minister.

The platforms transmitted 784 user or ad reports to judicial authorities. Around 500 additional advertisements were still under investigation.

Machine-translated from French