SVT News has talked to small business owners from north to south. Everyone talks about the dark situation.
- We have a customer loss of 90 percent, says Hamid Ali, shop owner Linköping, for SVT News.
The interest in shopping for clothes has almost completely disappeared. Josefin Nordvall testifies to this.
- It has enormous consequences. When we have no customers, we cannot run our business. We will be extremely affected, says Josefin Nordvall, shop owner Gävle.
Even in the hotel and restaurant industry, people are severely affected. Several major chains have already given great notice.
Obviously, it hits hard on the staff. We cut down on all expenses as soon as we can and I've actually had to terminate staff these last days, says Mats Pettersson, tourism entrepreneur.
Hear the Confederation's motivation why the government needs to help small businesses in the clip above