Vainienė, representative of the merchants: older entrepreneurs call, cry and are scary

TV Delfi Rūta Vainienė, president of the Lithuanian Association of Business Companies, said that even after the initial shock of the government’s strict decision to keep some traders closed, it is not understood why this was done.

“It just came to our attention then. Looking back, we still don’t understand the compelling arguments. Yes, the number of new cases has increased, but the government is aware that the number has been increasing for some time. The government needed to know. that the number of new cases was growing, he had a data analyst and he probably knew it before Friday, “said the program participant.

Thinking that common sense would prevail

After seeing the number of new cases after Easter, R. Vainienė said that she thought it might not be a good time to announce the release, but hoped the government would follow through on its plans, because according to her, the trade is unrelated . to the rapid growth of cases. Also, a small part of the trade is still open.

“There are so many supermarkets left. They have online stores or individual businesses with a point of sale only in a specific center. This is not a large part of the total mass, but in general it is a vital part for those companies, so we are talking about them – continued R. Vainienė. – After all, maybe even better when the people on Gediminas avenue decompose where safest, according to the safety measures offered by supermarkets. I thought common sense would prevail, but we got a completely different solution: postpone the launch. “

The representative of the association that unites the merchants also does not understand the argument that the ban continues to reduce mobility: “But the movement between municipalities was abolished in the afternoon.”

The works broke down the Friday before Easter

R. Vainienė states that he does not understand what happened, and the closed shops continue to suffer losses and increase their debts.

“The way I see it, the cup of patience is overflowing and the credit of trust is running low,” he continued.

R. Vainienė also spoke about the losses suffered by the closed business, only due to the hope that they will be allowed to open on April 12.

“The date was taken seriously, before we (the business representatives) started talking about our problems. At the beginning of the meeting (edited the Friday before Easter), a plan was said and everything looked great, – the A participant in the show recalled the hope flown by the authorities – That Friday, the companies went out to fill the stores with merchandise, rushed to register the employees for the tests, because in some municipalities they had queues and applied to private clinics, the employees were Everything was in a hurry to do because it was the last day of work before Easter. He made the necessary decisions for the process to take place, and after three days of rest he had one more week to complete everything. “

Crying flame

According to the Lithuanian Trade Companies Association, some companies will no longer be able to resume operations due to excessive quarantine stresses. According to her, the number of customers of these supermarkets may already be 5 to 10%.

“People cry: the elderly call and cry, saying that they have been in business for 30 years and that they will have to go bankrupt. This is scary. We must also listen to those people who are losing their activities, their sources of income. People feel guilty and, instead of the applicant, they cannot do anything, ”said R. Vainienė sensually.

According to her, companies no longer find a good foothold and closures that are too long will mean that company closings and the state itself will no longer be able to expect deferred taxes; people who have lost their income will become beneficiaries of benefits.