The lockdown brings the economy back to its knees. Stopping bars and restaurants costs three billion



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A new hard blow to the economy. Although motivated by the Covid emergency, and less stringent than the spring lockdown, the new measures that will take effect today risk bringing thousands of companies to their knees. And the red zone regions, Lombardy, Piedmont, Calabria and Valle d’Aosta will suffer the most. For Confcommercio Lombardia, in fact, the red zone with the “mandatory lockout” will burn 3,800 million in turnover between now and December 3, forcing to close more than 102 thousand businesses throughout the Region, with a loss of 9% of the annual income and with “very serious repercussions on employment” in the service sector, which employs 2,265 million people in Lombardy. The month-long shutdown of more than 128 thousand restaurants, bars and pizzerias in the orange and red regions warns …

A new hard blow toeconomy. Although motivated by the emergency COVID-19And less stringent than the spring closure, the new measures that will go into effect today risk bringing thousands of companies to their knees. And the red zone regions, Lombardy, Piedmont, Calabria and Valle d’Aosta will suffer the most. For Confcommercio Lombardia, in fact, the red zone with the “mandatory lockout” will burn 3,800 million in turnover between now and December 3, forcing the closure of more than 102 thousand businesses throughout the Region, with a loss of 9% of revenues annually and with “very serious repercussions on employment” in the service sector, which employs 2,265 million people in Lombardy. the one month stop of the more than 128 thousand restaurants, bars and pizzerias in the orange and red regions, warns Lorenzo Bazzana, Coldiretti’s economic manager, it will cost to the national economy too 2.7 billion.

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The closure affects almost 4 out of every ten places, with the four red regions being 59% of the structures affected by the most restrictive measures that will be felt in a cascade throughout the agri-food chain. “We were already in intensive care – warns Aldo Cursano, vice president of Fipe-Confcommercio – and they oxygen disconnectedThus, the world of catering – for which the refreshments provided “also offend the dignity of people” – is seen in black and according to Fipe estimates, in the next 30 days it will see the closure of some 90 thousand public establishments in red areas , 27% of the total. , with 1.6 billion less consumption and 306 thousand workers forced home. Black is also the scene of organized tourism (20 billion income), which, recalls Stefano Dall’Ara, vice president of Fto-Confcommercio, sees the highest risk, including the mountains, even a fundamental period such as Christmas.

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These days there has been a 98% collapse of reserves in the private channel and 2020 will register a loss of 80% of the income of organized tourism. That should also take care of the travel braking, including the railways, with Italo suspending most of the daily services as of November 10 – with reimbursement of tickets already reserved for the red and orange zones – placing about 1,500 workers at the cash desk. And yesterday also the CEO of Trenitalia, Orazio Iacono explained that Covid will cause a loss of billing of 2,000 million this year, in addition to announcing the cut of 28 daily connections, another 50 next week, with the possibility of a “greater reduction from November 14 to drop to 28-30% Frecce compared to the pre-Covid offer. For regional and intercity trains, the decision rests with the regions and the ministry. Travelers who have already booked a ticket will be offered travel alternatives or a full ticket refund. But suffering from the new Covid restrictions is also thecrafts that, explains Claudio Giovine, from Cna, is suffering from the general climate of depression in the country and despite the fact that there are businesses that have been open since March (such as hairdressers), there are many businesses in trouble, from fairs to artistic crafts to industrial laundries .

And if Confindustria Moda estimates a loss of 29.7% in turnover for 2020, equivalent to 29 billion, it is not better for large non-food retailers with the closing of malls on weekends, during which between 40 and 50% of the income is obtained, which is worth around 50 billion per year, and the total in the red areas with Piedmont and Lombardy, which absorb 25% of the national turnover. The situation, warns Claudio Gradara, president of Federdistribuzione, already committed to closing March, has become even more critical. And with stores closed, the e-commerce boom in the crucial year-end period will be even stronger.

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