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Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - The Lord Mayor of Nuremberg, Marcus König (CSU), has called for a "Marshall Plan" for German city centers after the Corona crisis.
The retail trade is suffering more and more from the consequences of the crisis, and the catering and hotel industries are in some cases facing the end of the second lockdown.
He wanted to initiate a joint initiative of the municipalities through the German Association of Cities.
"Together with culture, retail and gastronomy are essential factors of attractiveness for our inner cities", König was quoted on Friday in a message from the Nuremberg city administration.
"But more and more stores - especially owner-managed - are threatened with bankruptcy if they don't get a perspective soon."
"The development is a massive threat to our inner cities," added König.
In many municipalities, this is no different than in the Franconian metropolis of Nuremberg, whose restaurants and hotels also live heavily from the trade fair and conference business that has practically collapsed during the pandemic.
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The federal and state governments must provide greater financial support to the municipalities, and access to financial aid must be simplified.
"The basis for calculating the aid payments are often felt to be unnecessarily complicated, unjust, arbitrary and inadequate," said König.
Complaints about the design of the previous auxiliary instruments would come from all corners of the retail sector, from owner-operated shops to large chain of department stores.
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Communication from the city of Nuremberg