The “
professions sacrificed
” by the Covid crisis have decided to take to the streets en masse.
This Monday, December 14, the managers of restaurants, cafes, brasseries, caterers, hotels, nightclubs but also nightclubs, bowling alleys and thalassos, from all over France, will demonstrate in Paris to demand the reopening "
as quickly as possible
" of their establishments.
This gathering, initiated by the Union of Trades and Hospitality Industries (UMIH) as well as the National Group of Independents (GNI), is scheduled for 1 p.m., on the Esplanade des Invalides.
Service providers as well as suppliers (brewers, wine growers, farmers, catering trades, greengrocers, launderers, etc.) will also be represented.
The participants left their respective cities early this morning to go to Paris.
"
We have to make this crazy government understand that the whole industry is at the foot of bankruptcy
", explained this morning on BFMTV Fabien Moragon, representative of Umih in Hérault.
“
No one is playing the game anymore, neither the banks nor the state.
Aid, not everyone is entitled to it and we are tired of hearing that partial unemployment is help.
It does not allow to maintain an activity.
The hecatomb will happen suddenly
”.
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The government is conditioning the reopening of these establishments on January 20 on the improvement of the epidemic situation.
Inadmissible for the Umih and the GNI.
“
We will be the last businesses to be able to reopen while the reopening date of January 20, 2021 has not even been established.
For 9 months, the whole profession is in the process of being sacrificed on the altar of the health crisis
, ”they deplore in a
press
release
.
The Umih tried to challenge before the Council of State the decree of October 29 imposing the closure of bars and restaurants as part of the reconfinement.
But in early December, the latter rejected his appeal.
“
We are responsible professionals who have developed a strict health protocol, validated by the public authorities, which we decided to strengthen in September on our own initiative.
It is absolutely essential that the government commit to reopening modalities in consultation with our organizations.
We embody the French Art of Living and we refuse to disappear!
», The Umih and the GNI are alarmed.
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The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, has indicated that he will mobilize an additional 20 billion euros in the draft budget for 2021, under discussion on Monday in the National Assembly, to maintain aid longer than expected. emergencies to businesses.
But not sure that this is enough.
According to a survey carried out in November by the GNI among its members, “
66% said they were very worried about the recovery
” while 30% were considering “
filing for bankruptcy or hanging up
”.