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Since December 22, all pickling plants have been closed in much of Switzerland. Only take-out products and home delivery services can still sell culinary items. And part of the bakeries. The long-suffering restaurant industry continues to struggle with this decision. Now the confusion over the R-value provides additional explosive. This should have been 0.86 and therefore well below the value of 1 relevant for closings.
“The Federal Council still considers the closure appropriate. It doesn’t seem to matter to him that the crisis continues to play out at the expense of the hotel industry, ”writes Casimir Platzer, Chairman of Gastrosuisse. It demands: “The federal government has to pay for the damage it has caused in the hotel industry.”
“The frustration is very great”
Gastrosuisse is disappointed that the Federal Council is sticking with the closures, although the number of new infections has declined markedly in recent days. He wants to reassess the situation on January 6. «The crisis continues without reason
Behind the hospitality industry, ”Platzer continues.
But the damage is already done. Gastrouisse constantly receives letters from members who are fed up or who have to close their business for good. “The frustration and hopelessness of many of our members is very great,” says Platzer. “The situation in the hotel industry is simply unbearable.”
“Now we need quick payments”
What is now needed is an immediate relaxation of eligibility for hardship benefits so that A-fonds-perdu contributions can be paid quickly. Cantons can submit proposals to the Confederation for further action until January 5, 2021. “We hope that the federal government will then answer the question on compensation in favor of the hotel industry,” Platzer said. (pbe)
