The minister of the ecological Transition Elizabeth Terminal has promised on Friday that the SNCF would be supported by the State to help it overcome the crisis of the sars coronavirus.
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“The SNCF has also suffered huge financial difficulties because of the crisis, its traffic has fallen very low (…) of course we will also help SNCF to overcome this crisis,” said Elizabeth Terminal at the microphone of France Info.
The boss of the SNCF, Jean-Pierre Farandou, was estimated at 4 billion euros, the loss of revenue linked to the health crisis, and has called to the aid of the State, which has already supported Air France by means of loans and guarantees totaling $ 7 billion.
“of Course we want that the SNCF would continue to be able to offer train prices affordable by all, and that we continue the modernization of the network is essential,” said Ms Terminal.
The minister of the public Accounts Gérald Darmanin has already indicated on Monday that the State would make a “gesture” financial to the SNCF to help cope with the loss of revenue due to the crisis.
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“there will be a gesture-State financial, either directly from the SNCF, or that it is to institutions that work with the SNCF”, like the regions, said Mr Darmanin.
For Airbus, the loan was “a question of survival,”
Elizabeth Terminal has also been expressed on the record Air France, where the State has granted a secured loan in the amount of € 170 million to the aeronautics company. Since then, Air France has announced its intention to remove 8300 posts. “When we worked on the guaranteed loan, it was a matter of survival. At the time of the negotiation, we asked. Air France needed to survive and accelerate the ecological transition”, argued the minister.
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‘convention’ for the climate has included in its proposals – which still need to be voted on this Sunday, as restrictions on domestic flights. A measure which could have a direct Air France. Elizabeth Terminal has left the question open: “we’ll see (which is voted on) this weekend”.
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Why support the SNCF, while its staff has been subjected to strikes appalling, and that we looked forward to the end of its monopoly ? a
financially Support the SNCF is a jamboree,as there is a shortage for years to his duty as a public service. The SNCF is the minimum service except in times of strikes, when it does’t apply….
Papillon181024le 19/06/2020 19:00
Why support the SNCF, while its staff has been subjected to strikes appalling, and that we looked forward to the end of its monopoly ? a
financially Support the SNCF is a jamboree,as there is a shortage for years to his duty as a public service. The SNCF is the minimum service except in times of strikes, when it does’t apply….
AX75le 19/06/2020 16:55
The SNCF is on its knees, the State may soon no longer help the company moribund. Looking forward to the competition, that we give up this company that is the Shame of France, with the Post office!!!!
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