The hotel industry revolts in Catalonia against the offense of the Generalitat in the coronavirus crisis

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The indignation has stirred up the hospitality industry in Catalonia due to the bolt that the

imposes for 15 days, which could be more if the coronavirus infections continue to not remit.

Owners and employees of bars and restaurants have taken to the streets to show that they feel aggrieved for being the only sector that the Government forces to lower the blinds.

A thousand people have filled Plaça de Sant Jaume, the epicenter of Catalan power.

Insulted by a decision that they fear will sink them, they demand aid that will prevent the second wave of the pandemic from wiping out their businesses.

Before marching through the center of

, part of the congregation has undertaken it by throwing eggs at the Palace of the Generalitat.

While many venues have risen up and down in the Catalan capital, others have been entrusted to serve breakfasts and menus to escape the bad omens.

has continued to shout the orders of the customers lined up in front of his cafeteria, next to

.

"You don't have to say it's to go, because you can't do anything else," joked a woman waiting for a coffee.

"We are at 20% billing," Miguel calculated first thing in the morning, puzzled by the closing order: "I don't understand. We comply with the measures and we have not had cases of Covid."

, who runs a restaurant in the

, came to Miguel's door for breakfast

.

He hoped until the last minute that the restrictions would not be implemented: "At seven o'clock on Thursday afternoon I kept the entire squad. At eight, I had to pass it on to ERTE."

It accounts for 75% less clientele as tourism evaporates and reels off an invoice with a ruined balance: "It costs me 50,000 euros to open and I invoice about 20,000. I have lost 250,000 euros since we opened after confinement. I am going broke, but before leaving to the workers, I stop paying the 18,000 euros of rent ".

"We are not contemplating closing. This is my way of life and I have three children," confesses

, owner of a bar on

.

A few customers rush their coffee on the street, standing up.

He finds it difficult to endure if the epidemic gets out of control: "We come with debts from confinement. I have managed to postpone rent, electricity and some supplier, but until December. We are in about 75,000 euros of losses in three months, but we were recovering. We had recovered the 95% activity. We have to control the virus, but we cannot be the scapegoat. "

Endorsement of the TSJC

Some restaurants have resisted closure until the

endorsed the Generalitat's decree, after noon.

A historic near

,

, received diners on the terrace and inside.

"My grandfather did not close during the Civil War. He had to do him honor. But the

has shown up at four o'clock and forced us to evict. At least they have let us pass the bills," explains the owner,

, who he tried to circumvent a ban that he believes is "ridiculous": "It causes people to concentrate on the houses to eat. There the police cannot know if up to six people are gathering or if there are protection measures."

Alfonso García at his premises.

ANTONIO MORENO

A few meters away, the landlord has put an ultimatum to

in the form of a sign that reads "Transferred".

"It's that it can't be sustained. The rent costs us 7,000 euros," says the boy, with the oven on but without commissions.

At

bar,

only one customer had called them to take three pizzas: "They cost 21 euros. How can you bear this? I'm losing 80% of the money. Does it seem normal to you that I should close when public transport and malls are full? "

"It's a lazy day. We usually make twice as many sandwiches as we have sold," estimates

, who dispatches through the window of a bar

.

In the Asian on the corner they did not count a single order after 1:30 p.m.

"And at this time we are already

", compares

.

Other restaurants in the

where customers only accessed to take a bag of food have cooked less than a third of the usual servings.

"I have only sold 10%. I have almost no money in the box," admits

, pessimistic: "I think we will close. The boss said to try, but it is not profitable."

"Of three restaurants that we have, maybe one will hold," predicts

.

"We have 40,000 to 50,000 euros in losses and we put 10,000 out of our pocket for rents, social security ...", he lists.

"I have had the workers in ERTE for three months and they still owe them money," complains

, with a restaurant in

(Barcelona), harassed by the mortgage: "I have to open whatever it takes to be able to pay the place If it were for rent, I would have already left it. "

"They still owe me two and a half months of ERTE. Now I go back to charging 900 euros. How do I live with the 50 euros that I have left if I pay 850 for the rent and expenses?" Asks Carolina, a waitress.

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