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Tübingen / Reutlingen (dpa / lsw) - The town hall chiefs from Tübingen and Reutlingen are campaigning for the rules for Sunday shopping in the southwest to be temporarily relaxed.
In a joint letter to Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens), Lord Mayors Thomas Keck (Reutlingen, SPD) and Boris Palmer (Tübingen, Greens) write that the lockdown is increasingly becoming a burden for retailers and restaurateurs in the cities.
"We are therefore calling on the country to create the legal requirements to suspend the event reference for Sunday shopping for two years," says the letter that was made public on Wednesday.
The law on shop opening in Baden-Württemberg stipulates that municipalities may authorize such Sundays to be open on up to three Sundays or public holidays.
According to a decision by the Federal Administrative Court, the shops are only allowed to open on Sundays in connection with a specific occasion.
“These prerequisites cannot be implemented in times of the pandemic.
Such events draw a disproportionately large number of guests into the city center, ”argue Keck and Palmer.
In addition, there is also, for example, the uncertainty as to whether the current situation will even allow such events with entertainment character and many people.
Without reference to the occasion, the organizers could plan shopping Sundays easily and flexibly.
In this way, retailers and restaurateurs would have the chance to generate the all-important sales beyond the regular opening times.
«In this context, we mustn't forget the many people who work in retail and gastronomy.
The preservation of their jobs is immensely important, ”says the letter to the Prime Minister.
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Joint letter from Mayor Keck and Mayor Palmer to Prime Minister Kretschmann on the subject of special occasions on Sunday shopping