The Nice Côte d’Azur Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented accounts for the 2014 fiscal year with, for the first time in the history of the Nice Côte d’Azur CCI, a negative result, excluding port concessions and subsidiaries, of nearly 8 million euros. This was primarily due to a decrease in the TFC* revenue and an exceptional charge corresponding to the state’s withdrawal from the working capital and investment fund; all this despite efforts to anticipate by refocusing on its core business and rationalizing activities and organization.
From an accounting perspective, the 2014 budget presented consolidated revenue of 73.39 million euros against 81.06 million in expenses. Investments amounted to 23.91 million euros.
For Bernard Kleynhoff, President of the Nice Côte d’Azur CCI, it’s “YES to an exceptional contribution from the CCIs of France to the national effort, NO to a confiscatory or even arbitrary, diversionary levy. By drawing 6.62 million euros from our Working Capital and Investment fund, it is our ability to act for businesses and invest in the economic future of the territories that is being challenged.”
The Nice Côte d’Azur CCI also warns of the inequitable regional distribution of the business tax for chamber of commerce and industry expenses (TFC). Companies and the territory of the Alpes-Maritimes are thus penalized.
In 2014, the Nice Côte d’Azur CCI supported more than 10,000 businesses and trained over 1,000 learners in the fields of automotive, nautical, pharmacy, and commerce.
Despite this threatened financial context, the Nice Côte d’Azur CCI continues its mission to serve the public interest, with actions funded by the TFC, including:
28,000 businesses from the Côte d’Azur sensitized and supported in 2014
Support throughout the key moments of the business life cycle: 3,600 business creations supported, 52,000 business formalities (CFE, export, Apprenticeship contract) Transmission/Takeover, Development (financing, revenue, Innovation, HR),
The strength of the network: Fédé 2015, Club SME Performance Plus, Ecobiz, …
Territorial animation: “the CCI in action” 14,000 visitors across 146 events in 2014
Promotion of the Côte d’Azur economy: 31 business establishment decisions supported by Team Côte d’Azur, creating 450 new jobs, Tourism and Shopping, Cap Indus, Business Meetings 06
Advocacy for businesses in the fields of commercial urban planning, housing, transportation, taxation, and environment
- TA: Apprenticeship Tax
