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Govt announces support package for catering sector ordered shut over Christmas
Photo by Johnny Bugeja 7th January 2021
Gibraltar’s bars and restaurants will receive a grant to cover losses incurred when restaurants were ordered to close on December 18, in a new emergency support package announced by the Gibraltar Government on Thursday.
A spokesman for No.6 Convent Place said businesses are expected to apply the funds towards their ordinary business expenses, while expecting that employees would have been paid their contracted wages over this period of closure from December 18 to December 27.
Meanwhile, 99% of claims for perishable goods have been paid out in full, with the Government adding that this is a “testament to the measured way in which the vast majority of the claims have been submitted”.
The Gibraltar Catering Association said it is “satisfied” with the financial rescue package offered by the Gibraltar Government as local bars and restaurants were closed in an attempt to curb the spread of Covid-19.
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ALL of the Rock’s restaurants, cafes, bars and gyms have been ordered to close until January 10 as COVID-19 brought Gibraltar to a standstill.
A ‘major incident’ has now been declared and the authorities are set to reopen the Nightingale Field Hospital, as the enclave reached an alarming 209 active cases.
In new rulings, masks are to be worn in all public areas as the Gibraltar Government took action to avoid having to order a full lockdown.