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Last year we were able to employ 12 to 14 people, we currently have three people, not a third of 2019 income. The 11-hour closure did not worsen the already tragic situation: where they go to dine, the already low traffic was reduced by a 10-15 percent, and in the case of pubs 20-25 percent. For restaurants, wearing a mask adds a touch of grace
– He said László Domonkos restaurant owner, president of the Ráday Soho Association, according to a statement from Shopping Street Management. The non-profit organization has more than 200 shops, including restaurants, cafes and bars on Ráday Street, Bartók Béla Street and Liszt Ferenc Square. Most places will produce between 20 and 30 percent of their 2019 revenue this year, there is no solution that can adapt to the current situation.
As they write, with all the tightening, there are fewer guests and shoppers, merchants on the capital’s most popular streets feel completely alone in the epidemic. According to its internal survey, the 23-hour lockdown did not cause as severe damage as the border lockdown that has existed since September 1 and is expected due to the use of masks. Most people spend the following weeks and months with shorter opening hours, home delivery, or closing. They write: a reduction in contributions, tax cuts could help you survive. All of the catering service providers and merchants interviewed noted that a reduction in employee contributions would be helpful, but any tax cuts or uniform reductions in rents could also curb mass closings. However, most also noted that they are happy with whatever help they can get to save their business or not have to lay off more employees. Several said they felt they had left the sector completely alone and that workers were the biggest victims of the resulting losses and closures.
The shopping street management survey also asked about the antique shops on Falk Miksa street, where most of the shops are still maintained and can generate income mainly from online sales and auctions. Those who lived primarily off foreigners were permanently closed after the September border closure.
According to the advocacy organization, two-thirds of its entrepreneurs were still open in early November, but they expect a series of closures in the coming weeks.
Featured image: Balázs Ivándi-Szabó / 24.hu
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