2023-10-08 06:22:00
The three hospitality federations, from Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia, are sounding the alarm. In the first nine months of 2023, 1,386 bankruptcies were recorded in the hotel and catering sector. Namely an increase of 19.07% compared to the previous year, noted the federations this Sunday in a press release.
During this period of the Vivaldi budgetary conclave, the associations are putting forward four solutions to resolve the crisis facing the hospitality industry, “four realistic hospitality-quickwins, which can bring a little oxygen in 2024”. “Because doing nothing and waiting for the next government is really no longer an option for us,” declared Ludivine de Magnanville, president of the Brussels federation.
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Firstly, it is requested to tackle “unfair competition” by reforming the threshold of €25,000 serving as a condition for having a cash register.
12% VAT for non-alcoholic drinks consumed on site
Secondly, a reduced VAT rate of 12% is required for non-alcoholic drinks consumed on site, compared to 21% currently.
Thirdly, “an indexation and extension of the existing target group reduction for a maximum of 5 full-time employees in the hotel and catering sector” are called for. “Since 2016, our staff has been indexed but not our contribution reductions, this request is the most fair and logical there is,” notes Ludivine de Magnanville.
Finally, the federations are asking, in particular to resolve shortage problems, “an extension of gross-net overtime from 360 to 450 for permanent employees”.
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