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SedanThe Berlin Senate is confirmed by the resolutions of the prime ministers on Wednesday night on their way to contain the corona pandemic: mask requirement in office buildings, nightly ban on serving alcohol, curfew – all this it already exists in Berlin, it was said Thursday from the Red City Hall. . However, the Berlin state government is planning a further adjustment at its next meeting next Tuesday.
Think of a mask requirement in public spaces: limited in time and place, always there and when distances cannot be maintained outdoors. Obligation would be conceivable, for example, in narrow shopping streets during prime shopping hours or in weekly markets. The Senate Economic Administration wants to bring in a special template for the Christmas markets.
Support from federal officials
Parallel to the debate on stricter crown rules, specific help is expected. Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) said Wednesday that federal employees would help county and district health authorities locate contacts. The same applies to the federal police, which could support regulatory agencies. The state of Berlin calculates the location advantages because thousands of federal officials live in the city, so they don’t have to get used to new places or structures, it said Thursday.
From the Senate it was also said that the Council of the General Staff of the public function has approved in the meantime the extension of the working day for public order employees. So far there have been hardly any night checks.
Grant for 2,500 bars and restaurants
In addition, the state government decided to grant the restaurateurs threatened in their existence by the night curfew up to 3,000 euros of emergency state aid. The money should flow as a subsidy for rental costs, as the Senate decided at an exchange conference Thursday morning. According to the Senate Economic Administration, the recipients are up to 2,500 bars and restaurants. You can apply for the state’s own Investitionsbank Berlin (IBB) grant and have to make any losses that threaten your existence compared to the previous month “plausible”. The program is limited to the duration of the strictest crown rules, that is, initially until October 31.
“With this fast and targeted support program for pub establishments, we are especially supporting those who have so far achieved their main turnover in the late afternoon and evening,” explained Economic Affairs Senator Ramona Pop (Greens ). Finance Senator Matthias Kollatz (SPD) said that the program in principle could also be extended and should be a real emergency aid. “It deliberately dispenses with complicated certification procedures, and there is no need for a tax advisor to intervene. Therefore, we are optimistic that we can help quickly. “
Criticisms of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry criticized the emergency aid even before the decision: it was “better than nothing”, but not enough. The leader of the FDP parliamentary group, Sebastián Czaja, said, however, that the rent subsidies are more “active care for the dying” than real aid. The curfew threatens to suffocate an entire industry.
