Corona crisis: Angela Merkel receives angry letter from medium-sized companies - "Sectors do not survive"

The coronavirus numbers in Germany continue to rise: SMEs are alarmed and, despite everything, are urgently warning of a second lockdown - and "excessive protection against infection".

• Economic experts fear a wave of insolvencies of an unprecedented scale in the autumn - even without a second lockdown .
• Medium -sized companies and the self-employed must “raise their hands” in good time, demands the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses .
• The warning not to use "excessive infection protection" was now sent to Angela Merkel by fire letter .

Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel has reached an urgent appeal: For fear * of a second lockdown , the Federal Association of Medium-Sized Enterprises has written a fire letter. This complains about the miserable condition * of medium-sized companies in Germany and is therefore - despite the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic - clearly against renewed, for them, "excessive protection against infection ".

Merkel receives a warning: the economy is threatened with considerable damage

As the DPA reports, there is a “bogeyman” in Germany : In view of the growing number of coronavirus cases across Europe , the fear of a second lockdown is greater * than ever before. The federal association finds clear words for the renewed shutdown * of public life, because a second lockdown would "result in significantly greater damage * in the economy and especially in small and medium-sized businesses" than was the case in spring, according to the DPA.

“Whole industries like the catering industry have been fighting for survival ever since. And last but not least, the art and creative scene is existentially affected. "

Many companies have already used up their financial reserves and would not survive a second lockdown . Therefore the demand of the federal association to the middle class and to the self-employed is in the case of a further lockdown to immediately "raise their hands" - so that an "excessive protection against infection *" in Germany does not again go at the expense of the economy and prosperity .

Merkel is asked: jobs must be secured in the long term

Last but not least, according to medium-sized companies, in the event of a second lockdown, the state itself would be financially overwhelmed *. "Specter" is not only the fear before re lockdown * , but also that Germany in the future could have huge problems with jobs and training places. For these reasons, the Federal Association pleaded for a quick restart of the German economy during the first lockdown at the end of May . Thuringia's head of state Bodo Ramelow (left) also issued an urgent warning on Friday.

"Lift the #Lockdown before it's too late!", The Federal Association of Medium-Sized Businesses wrote in an open letter to Chancellor #Merkel. https://t.co/VtTYY0oGxb#coronavirus #wirvsvirus pic.twitter.com/z4L4RTa3BZ

Since then, politicians have fueled aid programs worth billions to secure jobs - but now improvements are needed, according to economic experts. To extend the short-time working allowance and state bridging aid for companies - they are now calling on Angela Merkel to do this again. The “fire letter” to the Federal Chancellor and the Prime Ministers of the federal states will be read in detail in the upcoming issue of Focus . Chancellor Angela Merkel and the country leaders will be discussing how to proceed with the Corona crisis again next week after a long time. Because the voices after tightening the measures in the still ongoing coronavirus pandemic are now louder again. Meanwhile, the country leaders are divided on a line for private celebrations in the pandemic. A second lockdown would be a catastrophe for the German economy, economists boss Lars Feld is certain.

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