23 Jan ’16 – Thai Restaurant Association By Mrs. Thaniwan Kulamongkol, President of the Thai Restaurant Association Has made a letter submitted to Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Please allow the restaurant to sit until 11:00 pm by the book stating that Due to the latest version of the order of the Coronavirus Disease Situation Management Center (FEC), customers can dine in the restaurant until 21:00, which also has an impact on the peak. Selling food items, from street food stalls to restaurant restaurants In terms of psychology and working life conditions of customers, customers are inconvenient and decide not to sit in the restaurant on time.
Over the past two weeks, under the order, the restaurant’s sales have disappeared at least 70%. Not enough for the business and will affect the employment by the end of January. This will lead to the termination of employment and the reduction of the salary of the employees. In addition, the government has not yet released any measures to help any SME entrepreneurs, such as the December VAT, entrepreneurs have insufficient income to pay or Even the cost of purchasing raw materials and agricultural products.
But from the past two weeks, restaurant SMEs have proven that they can comply with the standards of the Ministry of Public Health. In collaboration with the Department of Health Ministry of Public Health And the Tourism Authority of Thailand Ministry of Tourism and Sports Check out the standards. Always safe Which from the report of F.C. has no COVID-infected people whose origin originated from restaurants.
Restaurant operators are more than 100% confident that they are not and will not be a source of transmission of COVID-19 due to the following reasons: 1. Every shop is able to comply with the standards of the Ministry of Public Health as well. 2. The customer group of a restaurant is a group of non-diverse customers, for example, 50% of them are family groups. 30% are employees or agencies that work together and 20% are customers with close friends. Which all have timelines That is not dangerous or risky
Therefore, the Thai Restaurant Association would like to ask the Prime Minister – Committee. FEC and the Governor of Bangkok please allow restaurants to be able to sit and eat until 11:00 p.m. in order to sustain the economy of the SME sector. And employee employees to live And can also control the spread of COVID-19 at the same time as “Living Balance”.
Thai Restaurant Association would like to thank His Excellency. The Prime Minister gave the compassion, understanding and immediate command on January 4. But from having closely monitored the troubles, the association would like to ask for your kindness, please consider ordering For near the end of the month Can generate sales to improve To alleviate the suffering of operators and employees. Please be informed accordingly.
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