The government expects « 0.3 to 0.5 » less growth point and 28,000 affected companies – Liberation

First estimates In the midst of a new wave of American customs duties. Government spokesperson Sophie Primas resumed this Wednesday, April 9, the forecast of economists who consider the impact of the trade war launched by Donald Trump between « 0.3 to 0.5 » From a fewer GDP for French growth.

At the end of the Council of Ministers at the Elysée around Emmanuel Macron, she also quantified the number at 28,000 French companies that could be affected by these protectionist measures. « We are in an inventory position » On the detailed effects of these measures on the hexagonal economy and its societies, then tempered Sophie Primas.

The government spokesperson also pointed out that Emmanuel Macron « regrets this brutal decision, the first consequences of which are already felt over the entire world economy ”. To cope with it, the Head of State « Will chair a strategic council of the foreign council on May 13 in order to guarantee the protection of our vital economic sectors », added Sophie Primas.

The latter assured that France « Keys the outstretched hand, with the desire to achieve a solution negotiated with the United States ».