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Factsheet for measure FR-2020-18/759 – measures in France

Emergency fund for tourism professionals - Bourgogne Franche-Comté Region

Fonds d'urgence pour les professionnels du tourisme - Région Bourgogne Franche-Comté

Country France , applies regionally

    • – FRC BOURGOGNE-FRANCHE-COMTÉ
Time period Temporary, 01 May 2020 – 31 May 2020
Context COVID-19
Type Legislations or other statutory regulations
Category Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation
Author Frédéric Turlan (IRshare) and Eurofound
Measure added 21 April 2020 (updated 09 May 2020)

Background information

Taking into account the specific nature of this economic sector, linked to its fragility and its dependence on context and seasonality, the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region will create an emergency fund which, in addition to the measures already put in place by the government, the public bank BPI France and the Region, will make it possible to provide additional aid to meet their urgent cash needs and help safeguard them.

Content of measure

The region must submit to the Regional Council for a vote on April 24 the creation of: - a €2.5 million fund to help event companies; - a €2.5 million Tourist Accommodation Support Fund, also worth €2.5 million.

Tourism This aid fund for tourist accommodation is aimed exclusively at hotels, campsites, residential leisure parks, villages and holiday centres, group lodgings with a minimum of 16 beds (establishments receiving the public) in a single unit. Other sectors of activity (catering, leisure, bed and breakfast and tourist accommodation with fewer than 16 beds, etc.) are not eligible. - This flat-rate aid will amount to €5,000 per undertaking. For information, the application period should be from 1 to 31 May 2020 (deadline for submission of the application).

Event Taking into account the specific nature of this economic sector, linked to their fragility and their dependence on the context, the Region will create an emergency fund which, in addition to the measures already put in place by the State, BPI France and the Region, will make it possible to provide additional aid to meet their urgent cash needs and help safeguard them. - Aid fund for event companies: €2.5 million. - This flat-rate aid will amount to €5,000 per company.

Use of measure

No data available.

Target groups

Workers Businesses Citizens
Does not apply to workers Sector specific set of companies
Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors Funding
Local / regional government
Regional funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

Trade unions Employers' organisations
Role Unknown Unknown
Form Not applicable Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

  • N/A
  • Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

N/A

Views and reactions

No information about any involvement of social partners.

Sectors and occupations

    • Economic area Sector (NACE level 2)
      I - Accommodation And Food Service Activities I55 Accommodation
      I56 Food and beverage service activities

This case is not occupation-specific.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), Emergency fund for tourism professionals - Bourgogne Franche-Comté Region, measure FR-2020-18/759 (measures in France), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/FR-2020-18_759.html

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