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Berlin (dpa) - The results of the corona summit by the federal and state governments have largely been received with disappointment in the economy.
Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier (CDU) emphasized, however, that there will be the first important opening steps.
The agreed easing plans do not go far enough for the trade, the tourism industry criticized the further lockdown as unacceptable, the trade association HDE even spoke of a "catastrophe" for the retail trade.
In fact, the lockdown for the vast majority of non-grocery retailers will be extended until the end of March, said HDE Managing Director Stefan Genth on Thursday.
A stable incidence of below 50, which is mentioned as a condition for the reopening of all stores, is unlikely to be achieved across the board in the foreseeable future.
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The extension of the lockdown until March 28th will cost the closed trading companies around ten billion euros in sales.
At the same time, government aid payments are sparse, said Genth.
«Politics continues to be stubbornly based exclusively on incidence values.
This approach seems increasingly questionable. "
There are no reasonable arguments to keep the retail trade closed.
The HDE continues to advocate the opening of all shops in compliance with hygiene and distance rules.
Crafts President Hans Peter Wollseifer said: "The federal-state resolutions will not bring the hoped-for opening option to many of our businesses affected by closings in the near future."
At the meeting there was “a lot more in it”.
In order to prevent a company from dying “on a broad front”, economic life must be made possible again as quickly as possible, provided this is epidemiologically justifiable.
Wollseifer also criticized the “fixation solely on incidence values”, the lack of consideration of the hygiene concepts in the companies and the slow pace of vaccination.
The managing director of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA), Ingrid Hartges, was also disillusioned.
"The decisions are a disappointment, especially because no specific opening perspective for the restaurants and hotels has been decided," Hartges told SWR Aktuell.
The federal government and all those responsible would have to do their homework, for example with more speed with vaccinations and a clever rapid test strategy.
And the November and December aid should reach all companies.
"Unfortunately, that is not the case yet."
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The German Travel Association (DRV) also called for an acceleration of vaccinations and an intelligent test strategy.
"It is unacceptable that we are forced to remain in lockdown for more months due to the lack of tests and the far too slow vaccination process," said DRV President Norbert Fiebig to the newspapers of the Funke media group.
Fiebig calls on politicians to end their appeals to avoid travel.
"Organized trips are demonstrably not the drivers of the pandemic - that's not what we say, that's what the RKI says in a current study."
Federal Economics Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU), on the other hand, was satisfied with the results of the federal-state consultations.
"A lot has been achieved for the economy," said Altmaier RTL / ntv.
There will be
the first important opening steps as early as March.
In addition, the group said goodbye to the controversial 35 incidence.
"The incidence of 35, which was very severe, which annoyed and upset many, is no longer a prerequisite for opening," emphasized the minister.
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