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Income replacement is required for the entire lockdown. It is necessary to extend the compensation for losses to at least 5 million euros. Secure test strategy for 600,000 employees.
Vienna (OTS) – The federal government announced the third strict lockdown today at a press conference. The announced closure of all non-food trade from December 26 to January 17 comes again at an inopportune time for businesses in crisis, it enters fully into the Christmas business and its foothills.
Non-food trade: up to 3 billion euros in lost sales due to the third blockade
“The third hard lockdown is the worst case scenario for our industry. December is by far the most important month in terms of turnover in the financial year. By lockout week in non-food trade, we expect a loss of sales of around € 900 million. Due to free trial -Lost Post-Loss Strategy. Those international online giants without a permanent establishment in Austria who hardly pay taxes in this country and contribute little to the common good will mainly benefit. Amazon continues unabated “, so the managing director of the trade association Rainer will.
From a retailer’s point of view, one thing is clear: analogous to gastronomy, hospitality and gaming companies, this time also distributors affected by official entry bans must be under 80 percent protection from the federal government in December. . “The public was assured that no one would be left behind in the crisis. We want to remind them today. All distributors affected by the closure must receive an 80 percent income replacement for the closing week in December, there should be no difference between industries More can be done, as the arguments are now omitted. By January, of course, we are also demanding a replacement of sales to ensure the 490,000 labor relations in the Austrian non-food trade in the long term continues in it is completely unacceptable “, It represents Be Clear.
The crown aid request should be automated. Immediate bureaucracy is required.
The thousands of SME distributors in particular, the backbone of our economy, are now facing a “Christmas disagreement,” so all those affected expect quick and bureaucratic-free application options for Corona’s help. Specifically, all aid programs should be updated automatically so that not all aid has to be requested twice in December.
Of course, the level of support for replacement sales must also increase, as the situation has drastically worsened for retailers due to a third official shutdown at the peak of the year. Both the Ministry of Finance and the European Commission are urgently needed here, for example, the instrument of compensation for claims of 3 to at least 5 million euros. The amount of the amount of replacement of the sales by confinement of 800,000 euros must be lowered in any case, so that medium and large companies that employ tens of thousands of people do not look completely through the fingers. a fair solution for companies whose ranges are restricted by regulation, for suppliers and other indirectly affected companies “, represents the commercial spokesperson Rainer will Clear.
Click & Collect is still allowed
Austrian trade welcomes the fact that in the third lockdown, unlike the first two lockouts in March / April and November / December, there is at least one legally clear regulation to allow contactless ‘Click & Collect’ for customers to retailers at least products, analogous to restaurateurs can spend on the site, provided their products and business models are appropriate. Until recently, the trade association had vehemently defended this regulation in the interest of local businesses to maintain purchasing power in Austria.
Free trials possible starting January 15; otherwise, extension to January 24
According to the federal government, the third lockdown will only end on January 17 for those who can be “released” as of January 15. However, for those who do not want to take a voluntary crown test, the lockdown applies until January 24. In the week of January 18-24, shopping at stationery stores is only possible if the customer can show a corresponding negative Covid test.
The police will verify compliance with this regulation through random checks. The trade association values positively the fact that trade employees do not have to be assigned to such controls. This must also be the case in practice. In either case, non-bureaucratic trial options should be offered to the 600,000 retail employees before starting work.
Queries and contact:
Trade association
Gerald Kuehberger Magazine, MA
Press officer
Tel.: +43 (1) 406 22 36 – 77
gerald.kuehberger@handelsverband.at
www.handelsverband.at
