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"We're glad the ceiling can go up." From this Friday, the restaurant ticket sees its ceiling double to 38 euros until the end of the year, and becomes usable on Sundays and public holidays at restaurants. Good news for Lucas, who has accumulated "a lot of money" in this form without being able to spend it in recent months, and who says he is "happy" to see this ceiling raised.
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1.5 billion euros waiting to be consumed
Because of the confinement, there are no less than four million employees like Lucas who could not spend their tickets, or 1.5 billion euros who sleep. An idea that also appeals to Toshiro: "It will allow you to consume, to make a restaurant for example in the evening, it can also be used for the family. It will be very practical."
A far from profitable means of payment for restaurateurs
But at a time when restaurateurs are still suffering from the consequences of confinement and are plunged into a real malaise, sometimes bordering on suicide, it is above all to help professionals that this decree was made. If a craze is palpable, restaurateurs point out that this means of payment is far from being profitable. "There are fees on this which are not negligible, both by the organization which transfers payments to you and by the person who collects tickets" explains Sébastien, manager of Regalia in Paris. "Finally, it is more interesting a credit card, there are less commissions on it!"
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Easing of the impatiently awaited health protocol
Because beyond what remains a welcome boost to encourage the French to reclaim restaurants, it is above all a relaxation of sanitary measures that is expected by the profession. Invited Thursday of Europe 1, the chief Philippe Etchebest estimated besides that the restorers faced too many constraints to be able to recover after confinement. "If nothing happens, the amount of bankruptcy will be colossal."
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Emmanuel Macron's announcements this Sunday?
According to calculations by the double Michelin star, 30% of catering companies in France risk going bankrupt in the coming months, or about 225,000 jobs. To avoid adding them to the 800,000 job cuts that the government expects to see soon because of the crisis, perhaps Emmanuel Macron will make announcements in order to loosen up the sanitary cordon that stifles turnover restorers. Answer this Sunday, at 8 p.m.