On September 30, the city of Lille will put an end to its aid scheme for restaurants and bars consisting, in particular, of granting them free terraces.
A gesture of solidarity with traders, particularly affected by the health crisis, which represents a shortfall of several million for the city.
Since the start of the coronavirus epidemic, the Lille town hall has tried to help businesses that have been forced to close their establishments during successive confinements as much as possible.
For the cafes, bars and catering sector, the municipality has not collected the public space occupancy fee paid by professionals to have a terrace.
This was valid for the whole of 2020 and until the end of September 2021.
A loss of revenue estimated at 2 million euros
The city had also allowed certain establishments, under conditions, to increase the capacity of their terraces at the end of the last confinement, on May 19.
This was to compensate for the ban on receiving clients inside establishments.
The town hall had authorized ephemeral terraces on the sidewalks or temporarily sacrificed parking spaces.
These two devices therefore end for a "return to the usual regime from October 1, 2021", as was initially planned recalls the town hall.
Between the non-collection of the fee for the terraces and the requisitioned parking spaces, the city estimates the shortfall at "an amount of around two million euros".
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