The measure is particularly awaited in Mayotte and it will be applied by the end of the week. Faced with the risk of soaring prices – sometimes already noted by residents in supermarkets, the prices of basic necessities will be regulated from Thursday 19 or Friday 20 December. A decree will be issued to this effect within 48 hours, Bercy tells RTL.
This decision was taken by the economic crisis unit chaired by the Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand and set up in Bercy on Monday. Concretely, this measure will concern water, foodstuffs, hygiene products, electrical appliances, construction materials and fertilizer. According to Bercy, wholesale and retail prices could be controlled, in order to avoid too strong an increase in prices and to control the risk of shortages on the island.
On site, the prefect of Mayotte will be able to define price thresholds not to be exceeded to correspond to the reality on the ground. 150 tonnes of foodstuffs are also being transported by the large retail groups Carrefour and Les Mousquetaires.
Restore electricity and telephone lines
The day after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte, the Minister of the Economy Antoine Armand set up a crisis unit dedicated to economic issues, making the Mayotte issue the “priority of priorities”. It brings together state services, consular chambers, Mahorean economic players and the island’s parliamentarians on a daily basis.
According to information from RTL, other emergency measures were taken by this economic crisis unit. An action plan to restore the telephone and Internet network on the archipelago of 321,000 inhabitants, in cooperation with Orange. A source close to the matter indicates that tactical beacons will be deployed on electrical installations that have not been destroyed. They will allow residents to find the network, in restricted areas, such as defined neighborhoods for example.
Finally, a first emergency fund will be deployed in the coming days for Mahorean businesses affected by Cyclone Chido. 200,000 euros, from the solidarity fund of all the chambers of commerce and industry in France, will be sent to Mayotte. Initially, this sum will make it possible to open an emergency telephone line, intended for business leaders and self-employed workers.
However, other files remain pending and will be processed in the coming days by Bercy. Among them, the implementation of partial activity for Mahorese companies with a simplified procedure, the possible suspension of tax deadlines for companies on a temporary basis.
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