Question 5735 — businesses

Summary

Mr. José Gonzalez questions the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty on the increased burdens weighing on very small businesses (VSEs) and small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), as well as on the worrying increase in business failures observed in 2024. VSEs and SMEs constitute the heart of the French economic fabric and play an essential role in job creation and dynamism of territories. However, they face an accumulation of costs which slows down their development and threatens their sustainability. In 2024, France recorded a record number of business failures. According to Altares data, 67,830 failure procedures were recorded over the year, marking a historic threshold. This increase particularly concerns VSEs and SMEs, which, due to their size and limited resources, are more vulnerable to economic fluctuations and increased costs. In the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the situation is just as worrying. In the third quarter of 2024, 630 business failures were recorded, all sectors combined. This increase in insolvencies is notably attributed to the increase in energy costs, the increase in social security contributions, multiplication of administrative constraints and the growing tax pressure which weigh heavily on these structures, particularly in the sectors of commerce, crafts and industry. Although certain aid has been put in place to support businesses in this difficult context, it often remains limited, difficult to access and insufficient to offset the impact of successive increases in charges. Many Leaders are warning of an increased risk of closures and the need for lasting relief from the fiscal and social burden weighing on their activities. In this context, he wishes to know what measures the Government intends to take to reduce the burden on VSEs and SMEs, simplify their administrative obligations and guarantee a more favorable framework for their competitiveness and their development, in order to stem the worrying increase in business failures observed in 2024.

Machine translation from French. The official text remains authoritative.

Timeline

No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

No documents linked.

Sponsors

No sponsors or actors listed by the source.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.