AGI – Reopening the bars and restaurants also for internal consumption is crucial. According to an analysis carried out by the Studies Office of Confcommercio Milan, Lodi, Monza and Brianza, in fact, begin to loosening the curfew is important, even if the postponement of one or two hours only partially manages to give a decisive boost to recovery economic activity.
With the rules of these days of the ‘strengthened’ yellow zone, moving the curfew to 11 pm would allow, according to the study, a limited growth in revenues of 18.6 million euros. A little better would happen with the shift of the curfew to 24, with a recovery of 33.6 million euros. Quite another impact, from an economic point of view, would be the reopening of the premises even indoors with the postponement of the curfew. With the curfew at 11pm and the reopening of indoor activities, the growth in revenues on a monthly basis would rise to approximately 109 million euros (108.8) and with the curfew at 24 the increase would reach 184 million euros.
In Milan, Monza Brianza and Lodi 21,000 public businesses operate with a total monthly turnover, with the current ‘enhanced’ yellow zone, of 380 million euros: halved compared to a situation without Covid. Furthermore, with the Green Pass, the digital green certificate to allow circulation with the upcoming summer season and attract international tourism, it is unthinkable to have limited hospitality and catering activities. prohibiting bars and restaurants from using – in complete safety – the spaces of the premises even indoors.
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