The date of reopening of cafes, restaurants and bars will be announced at the end of May, said the Minister of Economy after a meeting at the Elysée on the hotel and catering sector and tourism, this Friday , adding that the sector would benefit from reinforced support measures.
There will be a "final decision towards the end of May to have a date to reopen cafes, restaurants and bars," said Bruno Le Maire, who warned of any "rush" that runs the risk of a second epidemic wave.
Aid doubled to 10,000 euros for some
To support establishments in great financial difficulty after five weeks of closure, access to the Solidarity Fund will be widened for hotels and restaurants to companies employing up to 20 employees and making up to 2 million in turnover. business, against 10 employees and 1 million in turnover for all VSEs.
In addition, the amount of aid will be doubled to a maximum of 10,000 euros for companies in the sector in great difficulty. "It is very hard financially" for the professionals concerned, recognized Bruno Le Maire, and "it is a psychological shock that should not be underestimated for the 246,000 catering establishments in France".
A guide to good practice
For these professionals, "not being able to face its suppliers, its employees, not being able to run its restaurant as we would like to run it, no longer welcoming customers no longer having the pleasure of building conviviality around its table Is "very hard".
Faced with these difficulties, "the mobilization of the government, the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic is total," he said, adding that "we will stay there when they open and in the months that follow". The Minister of Economy thanked the restaurateurs who have developed "a guide to good practice already very successful", presented by the CEO of the Accor hotel group, Sébastien Bazin, and said it would be studied with the Minister of Labor Muriel Pénicaud.
Strict sanitary measures
The plan "includes very practical arrangements" such as "one meter table spacing, reservations limited to eight people, the obligation for room staff to wash their hands every 30 minutes", he said. it detailed.
"It will have to be given legal force so that all restaurateurs can commit to it," explained Bruno Le Maire. He also confirmed the cancellation by the major donors of "rents over the last three months for very small businesses that have been forced to close" including bars, cafes and restaurants.
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