This is the other side of the crisis of the sars coronavirus. Beyond the health crisis, the epidemic has also had an impact particularly important from an economic point of view. If the French have spent less due to the confinement, the situation has also led to increased inequality, " says The Parisian, who presents the 9th barometer Codifis-CSA. Bank overdrafts on the rise, the explosion of the food budget, and pessimism for the coming months are some of the symptoms of the current situation.
41 % of the French consider that their financial situation has already been impacted. An observation which applies particularly to the tradesmen and craftsmen (74 %) and the unemployed (59 %). At the other end of the spectrum, 75 % of high-income people consider not to have been affected by the situation. "We see through this study that a France two-speed looms since the beginning of the confinement. On one side, we have a category of urban, executives, workers and owners rather financially protected despite the situation. Face it, the public already weakened : single women with or without children, of workers, of students who have suffered the brunt of the health crisis and who, in unemployment, or partial unemployment, have seen their purchasing power melt very much. Those who were insecure before are even more so, " said Julie Gaillot, director of the pole society of the CSA institute. Faced with this situation, Louis Gallois, the president of the Federation of actors of solidarity, wishes to an increase of social aid.
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More in bank overdrafts
If the French are likely to believe that their financial situation has been impacted, it is also reflected through some figures. Thus, overdrafts are on the rise (up to + 131 euros for students) and the deferrals of monthly payments for consumer credits was multiplied by six. Moreover, the price of the races would have increased dramatically for families with children (+ 70 %), 55 % for all households.
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And, for many French, the future is not going to be under the best auspices. 80 % felt that they could not recover their purchasing power prior to the crisis during the next three months. One on two is also worried about his professional future, and 62 % expressed concern that the situation continues to deteriorate.
Emmanuel Macron and Édouard Philippe have they done enough for the French to overcome the crisis ? Only 26% of French believe that this is the case. "Some grants have been awarded to students or families in precarious, but only once. Remains to be seen whether the government will still be able to dig up the public spending to help the French ", explains Marine Talancé, lecturer in economics at the university of Marne-la-Vallée, the Parisian. If necessary, we may well see a resurgence of social movements, of which the yellow Vests. A perspective that is of concern already in the world of intelligence.
