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With supermarkets having to tighten visitor and car flows from Wednesday, trade representatives have asked the outgoing cabinet to ease restrictions on parking, but the government has not agreed.
After the discussions, the acting prime minister, Saulius Skvernelis, recommended leaving the same order and, if necessary, holding a remote meeting of the Government.
Mindaugas Statulevičius, president of the Lithuanian Real Estate Development Association (LNTPA), has proposed a compromise: reduce parking spaces to 50% instead of 20% as required now.
“Our proposal, which in our opinion would undoubtedly be proportionate and rational: limit it to 50%. the number of parking spaces – not 20%, but 50% – which would be easy to implement and would not create great tensions for buyers, would create conflicts, possible violations of traffic rules ”, said M. Statulevičius at the meeting of the government.
Rūta Vainienė, director of the Lithuanian Trade Association (LPĮA), said the restriction could make it difficult for people to buy food. He said he had heard that food retailers were already cutting orders.
“Perhaps it is possible to abstain from some kind of Christmas shopping or annual shopping, but those foods, the daily purchases, there is a very big problem here.” There are stores with very small parking spaces, which also attract people from rural areas who want more options: they will have practically no place to park a car. I have heard that catering companies are already “reducing orders,” R. Vainienė said.
Skvernel argued that there was no point in restricting the flow of people only inside supermarkets without restricting oncoming cars.
“If we limit the number of customers, we have made a third, then how can it be impossible to enter the parking lot? Logically answer me too. Full parking lots and no cars yet. I should have those people meet somewhere outside to wait, but everyone somehow comes to those buildings and meets there successfully, ”said S. Skvernelis.
“These are rational and quick solutions if necessary, we will still hold an extraordinary remote meeting and make adjustments,” he added.
The government decided on Monday that supermarkets should provide 15 square meters from Wednesday. meters of commercial space per person in smaller stores and 30 m2. meters – in more than 10 thousand. kv. meters in supermarkets.
Furthermore, parking near shops, supermarkets, markets and other public outlets can only occupy 20%. parking spaces, excluding spaces for staff and the disabled.
As of Wednesday, it is also recommended not to carry out promotions, sales, discount hours in all shops, supermarkets, markets and other public points of sale and service points, which increase the flow of customers, to increase the number of cash registers running so there are no more than five people in a row. time to visit the stores for a family member.
Author Vytautas Budzinauskas
