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Suspension of Rent Pursuit | After the ban ends, some merchants will collect rent, lawyer Chen Maobo appeals to owners to be sympathetic

2022-08-14T03:39:51.059Z


The epidemic has lasted for more than two years, and many merchants have been hit hard by the economy. Financial Secretary Chen Maobo said today (14th) that the government proposed to suspend rent recovery in the Budget at the beginning of this year, with a three-month "protection period" at the end of last month.


The epidemic has lasted for more than two years, and many merchants have been hit hard by the economy.

Financial Secretary Chen Maobo said today (14th) that the government proposed to suspend rent recovery in the Budget at the beginning of this year, and the three-month "protection period" ended at the end of last month. The employees are employed, and he has not seen any small business owners unable to repay their mortgages on time. However, he admitted that in the past week, some business owners have received letters from the owners of the property owners. "Planning the review time, I hope that the owner will help the merchant as much as possible to cope with the current challenges with a compassionate and negotiable attitude.


Last week, Chen Maobo (middle in the front row) presided over the joint opening ceremony of food and multiple expositions. He said he wanted to cheer up the exhibitors and understand the market and business conditions.

(Chen Maobo's blog)

Chen Maobo mentioned in his blog that the regulations on moratorium on rent recovery began to be implemented in early May, and the three-month "protection period" just ended at the end of July. Many retail, catering and service industry organizations also stated that the measures helped them avoid immediate collapse. The employment of employees was preserved, and timely help was provided in times of crisis.

Chen Maobo: No small owners can't repay on schedule

Regarding external concerns that the postponement of rent recovery measures may affect a large number of small owners, making them unable to repay their mortgage loans to banks on time, Chen Maobo emphasized that "this situation has not occurred", and the government provides a zero-interest loan program for individual owners with financial needs. , and finally received only three applications.

Chen Maobo believes that the moratorium on rent recovery has led some merchants to successfully reach agreements with landlords to restructure leases or adjust rents in the past few months, allowing them to continue operating. The merchant has received a letter from the landlord's lawyer for rent recovery in the past week.

Under the epidemic, many businesses were closed, and the streets were sparsely populated.

(File photo/Photo by He Ruifen)

Speed ​​up the review time for "100% Guaranteed Concessional Loan" application

He reiterated that the move to suspend rent recovery was an exceptional measure taken at a time when the economic environment was at its most critical. When the economy has come out of the "extreme situation" but is still facing downward pressure, the government must adjust its support measures accordingly. , in order to ease the pressure on merchants to turn around due to the fact that their operations have not yet fully recovered, he has asked the Monetary Authority and the Mortgage Corporation to strengthen communication with banks, SMEs, merchants and industry organizations, so as to make it possible for those facing short-term turnover difficulties. Merchant provides assistance.

Among them, speeding up the application review time of the "100% Guaranteed Preferential Loan" program, or assisting companies in need in debt restructuring, etc., Chen Maobo said: "We also hope that the owners will help the merchants as much as possible with a compassionate and negotiable attitude. Meet the challenges of the moment.”

In addition, the second phase of consumer coupons has been issued for a week. Chen Maobo pointed out that he had been to different types of exhibitions earlier to understand the market and business conditions.

He pointed out that many exhibitors admitted that in the face of business pressure, the issuance of consumer coupons did help stimulate sales, and the participation subsidies provided by the government also played a supporting role. He hoped that measures to support the industry would continue in the future.

Food Expo|Financial Secretary Chen Maobo attended the opening ceremony and hopes to hold more large-scale exhibition coupons in the future ︱6.36 million people benefited a total of 30 billion Chen Maobo: Immediate injection of 13 billion yuan of consumption power consumption coupons | Chen Maobo: hope that the second phase will drive the market The decline of GDP in the second quarter narrowed, but it is not ideal. Chen Maobo said that it may be necessary to develop country parks and border areas to create the illusion of confrontation between the countryside and housing. Chen Maobo believes that large exhibitions such as book fairs will stimulate additional consumer demand and create short-term employment opportunities.

Source: hk1

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