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After the decision of the Bogotá mayor’s office to prevent the operation of gastrobars from this week, as a strategy to deal with you in the city, delegates from that sector have demonstrated they alert for the loss of jobs due to the decision.
On the subject, Camilo Ospina, president of Asobares, referred, who ensures that the decision of the government of Claudia López has affected at least 2,000 establishments that were beginning to recover from the crisis. Each of these businesses would have at least 10 workers, so a total of 20,000 people could be unemployed in the capital.
According to Ospina, the main affected would be women and young people between 18 and 28 years old, who are the most affected They are used in work related to the business of the so-called gastrobars in Bogotá.
“There must be individual responsibilities and the merchant who is failing to apply the entire sanction of the case. But not to generally prohibit the activity by a few, “said the leader of Asobares, quoted by Portafolio.
Bogotá City Hall will not allow gastrobars to operate
The argument of the administration of Claudia López to prohibit the operation of these establishments it has to do with not meeting the epidemiological conditions required.
The decision of the capital authorities is that the pubs and gastrobars are commercial establishments whose main economic activity It consists of the sale to the public with or without table service of alcoholic beverages for consumption within them.
In the framework of the protests of the merchants against the decision of the Mayor’s Office, a meeting was held this Wednesday between gastrobar delegates and District officials and the main conclusion is the construction of a pilot plan that allows them to return to work in the medium term .
According to the administration, in that dialogue it was also agreed that businessmen will receive tax relief, 25% discount on ICA during the year 2021 and a property tax freeze that may be paid in installments.
“Together with the Ministry of Health, the epidemiological cost that the operation of bars would have for Bogotá will be evaluated, to review when and in what way this sector of night entertainment could work,” explained the Mayor’s Office.
For their part, the restaurants remain authorized to operate until 12 midnight and certify to the district authorities that they comply with the regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
