Just because a restaurant can reopen, doesn’t mean it’s worthwhile to reopen.
is intended to highlight what they consider to be an unfair reopening strategy filled with “unsustainable parameters,” such as social distancing measures that would limit the amount of customers they can serve.
As gathering in person isn't possible, the protest is symbolic: participating restaurants will raise their shutters and turn on their lights and signs at 9 p.m., with a single empty table set,. Their demands include the cancelation and reduction of taxes due in 2020 and 2021, clearer operating guidelines, and immediate financial assistance.
“Aware of the medical drama that was hitting the country, we accepted these huge sacrifices willingly,” the group states according to a social media post. “Today, with one voice, we want to express in thousands the disappointment of those who have been left alone with their own expenses, employees, past economic commitments, and future uncertainties.”
Restaurant owners and the government still have time to reach an agreement. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that the country’s economy—which has been under lockdown for seven weeks now—would begin reopening on May 4, , but restaurants and bars in Italy are not scheduled to be allowed to reopen for dine-in service until June 1.
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