Restaurant owners still do not know the date of reopening of their establishments.
The starred chef Philippe Etchebest, invited this Thursday morning from RMC, called on the government to take "
unpopular, but effective measures
", even if it means restoring general confinement.
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If at the dawn of the second confinement the chief did not believe it, "
today I expect it
(a re-confinement)
, I'm no longer surprised at anything,
" he said.
"
There are rumors of opening in April, but I'm afraid of a general reconfinement in February
."
This lack of visibility on the reopening is difficult for the sector, but "to
give dates today would be dishonest because
(the government)
does not have an action plan
", insisted Philippe Etchebest.
"I do not push for disobedience"
The chef particularly deplored this “
stop and go logic
”, which is “
a disaster for everyone
”.
“
The speech that was held in April is no longer the same, people are at their wit's end, are on edge.
Despite this, "I am
not pushing for disobedience,
" he insisted, referring to the call from restaurateurs to open on February 1.
"
We must be very vigilant because an administrative closure could be very expensive,
" he warned.
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Philippe Etchebest concedes, “
there are efforts that have been made
” on the part of the government in terms of financial aid granted to the sector.
However, "
we don't want to live on aid either, we want to work, it's in our DNA
".
And according to him, "
there will be breakage (...) bankruptcies are starting to be felt
" and all the more so "
in the spring, because it will be necessary to reimburse the EMP and the deferral of charges.
"
It's hard, but you have to hold on
", concluded the chef.
