Personally, I sensed a lot of concern and frustration and, without being alarmist, it was quite widespread. I didn't go anywhere where people told me that everything was working very well, that they were very pleased and that they were receiving money on time. On the contrary, instead I heard about people using credit cards, personal lines of credit, temporary lay-offs and loss of employees.
Once again I'm going to ask the question I put to the minister because I didn't get an answer.
The applications are filed no later than November. Is that indeed correct? Then all the analysis process kicks in. A recommendation is made in February, if I'm not mistaken. Then, normally, there should be a first payment of 25% of the grant in April, but it's made in June.
Explain to me what happens between the moment when an application is filed in November and the month of June. A lot of time elapses. Can you tell me what happens in the meantime?