We learn Friday that Carrefour Belgium has yet to 84.6 million euros in taxes, but it does not claim for fear of some services Carrefour leave the country. Meanwhile, strikes continued on Friday in a disorganized, pending general strike on Saturday.
Carrefour has the Belgian tax authorities 84.6 million euros, the internal financial services distribution group that received a tax benefit that the European Commission has concluded since November 2007 as an illegal state aid, tells us this Friday the daily De Morgen. The Carrefour group has been to appeal this decision, but sources at the Court European Court of Justice confirmed that the Belgian tax authorities can collect direct tax arrears.
The administration has, however, refrained from doing so until now for fear of internal services of Carrefour and other multinational companies fleeing the country!
Strike at the card on Friday and Saturday general
Carrefour customers find the door closed Saturday because of a nationwide strike for all supermarkets in the chain. "This is a general strike to support staff who have disengaged spontaneously lot of places, and requires that organizations unions reassure the fact that we are well behind them and we'll negotiate the best for them, "explained Irene Petre yesterday, Permanent Delegate CNE, after the meeting between NEC and STEC to decide what action to take.
Stores franchisees, meanwhile, will not participate in the strike. The 117 "GB Carrefour and Carrefour Express franchisees will therefore be open today and Saturday.
Next week?
Up Business Council on March 4, the unions do not call the strike but will cover any action decided by delegates from each store who wants to continue to protest. Everything will be decided at this council business which the unions said yesterday they would not "negotiate".
"We want accurate information. Many questions remain unanswered: job losses are really limited to 1,672 people? The group wants it to undermine the conventions Carrefour? What is the state of play Metsdagh negotiations with the group? "explained Irene Petras of the CNE. "When we have details of our questions (...) we will decide then intersiège, March 4, if we entering a scheme or not negotiations, "said Myriam Delmée the ECTS.
Unions also demand" real negotiations "towards the" competent and trustworthy. "
RTL.BE Info February 26, 2010
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