They were opposed to an end of inadmissibility.
Accusing a sharp drop in the attendance of hotels, cafes and restaurants (HCR) since the emergence of the Omicron variant in the territory, representatives of the sector sent a letter to the Ministry of the Economy on Friday.
In this letter revealed by Le Parisien, the unions demand a lowering of the thresholds that the government has set to help businesses.
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Because currently, the State agrees to take charge of the fixed costs of a company from the moment it loses 50% of its usual turnover, in accordance with what Bruno Le Maire was able to announce on Monday, January 3. last. For the representatives of the sector, it is too much: they demanded a lowering of this height rod to 30% loss of turnover. A request swept away at Bercy at this stage. The Ministry of the Economy must despite everything receive the actors of the hotel and catering industry on Tuesday, January 11 to return to another demand: the request for exemption from charges for companies which have lost more than 65% of their turnover. business or which are subject to sanitary restrictions.
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Fears of a new shock for the profession
Despite the threat of the Omicron variant, the sector has so far escaped the strict measures that had prevailed during previous waves of coronavirus.
But even the lighter restrictive measures that have been decided weigh on the activity, denounce the representatives.
Thus, restaurateurs would face cancellations of reservations, and a reduced daily clientele due to the return of teleworking three days out of five and the ban on drinking while standing.
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Thus, according to two studies submitted by representatives of the sector to Bercy, 79% of restaurateurs say that their turnover fell by more than 30% between the month of December and the beginning of January.
The Ministry of the Economy, cited by
Le Parisien
, has a harder reading of these figures.
Bercy notes in fact that "
the majority
" of the companies questioned have lost more than 50% of turnover, and can therefore claim the aid that the government has already offered.
The ministry also argues that it must be focused on ensuring that state money "
is used well
."
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Precautions already mentioned by Bruno Le Maire, who last week praised “
tailor
-made ” aid and not a return to “
whatever the cost
” which prevailed at the start of the health crisis.
