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Corona consequences for companies How much longer does the state have to help?

Status: 06/17/2021 10:18 a.m.

Today, the federal and state economics ministers are discussing how to proceed with corona aid for companies. Warnings against a permanent state economy are getting louder. But some industries are still deeply in crisis.

From Axel John, SWR

Tim Sandrock walks through the 3500 square meter hall of his event company. He points to huge loudspeakers, lighting systems or projectors that are piled up to the ceiling. “That would normally all be used outside in mid-June, at theater events, village festivals or music concerts”says Sandrock. “The camp could be swept through completely. We haven’t moved the technology for at least 15 months.”

He is one of the two managing directors of Flo-Service GmbH in Mainz. The company has 25 employees and six trainees. The company organizes up to 1500 events per year with a focus on the Rhine-Main area. “From the disco ball for the teenage party to the stage technology for a Sting concert, we cover everything”says Sandrock. Although the economy is taking off again across the country, Flo-Service still has few orders at major events due to the pandemic requirements. Most recently, among other things, the Oktoberfest was canceled. This sends a devastating signal to the industry.

Hope for further help

“We are broadly positioned and have thus been able to limit losses. The Federal Employment Agency helped us a lot through short-time work with around 31,000 euros per month. The bridging aids were also extremely important to us last year”says Sandrock. “However, our company has fixed costs of 150,000 euros every month.”

“I very much hope for further government aid” – Flo Service Managing Director Tim Sandrock. Image: Axel John, SWR

Flo-Service mainly draws on its operating reserves before Corona. In addition, there was a tough austerity course. Overall, sales have decreased by a good third. This means that Sandrock is still in a brilliant position in the industry. Other companies make a minus of 90 percent or are no longer there. “In the long run, of course, you can’t finance a company like ours. I therefore very much hope for further state aid”, he says. Cultural events have a pre-planning of three to nine months. In the uncertain Corona time, that’s half an eternity. “I am optimistic that the worst is behind us. But we still need support for a transition period. Otherwise all previous payments would be pointless”, says Sandrock.

Economics ministers discuss further aid

The federal and state economics ministers meet today in Düsseldorf – for the first time in attendance. One question is: what will happen next with the support for the economy? The bridging allowance and short-time work allowance were only recently extended to the end of September and even expanded. Now it is about a renewed extension until the end of the year.

The host of the meeting, the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs Andreas Pinkwart from the FDP, has already made a decision: “I am in favor of the aid being extended beyond the end of September until the end of the year”, he says. “Sectors such as the trade fair and event industry or the showmen will continue to suffer from a drop in sales in the fall. The Federal Ministry of Economics also sees it that way. I would also like to advocate this course at the federal government.”

NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Pinkwart is campaigning for a further extension of the corona aid. Image: dpa

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Economic Affairs also refers to legal constraints. “Unfortunately, to fight the pandemic, we had to restrict the freedom of trade. That is why the bridging aid is not subsidy, but compensation. Parts of the economy are only now gradually returning to normal”says Pinkwart. Now it is a matter of creating transitions for the companies concerned.

Share of businesses in need is falling

More and more companies seem to manage this transition. According to a study by the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), only eight percent of all companies saw their existence threatened by May. In April this value was still 13 percent. “The incidence values ​​are easing in many places, and at the same time private-sector companies in Germany are looking more optimistically into the future, “says IAB Director Bernd Fitzenberger. So far, the Federal Ministry of Economics has approved a total of more than 105 billion euros for the economy during the crisis. In addition, there is short-time work allowance of around 32.3 billion euros.

Criticism from economists

More and more economists are critical of the ongoing political assistance. Lars Feld is one of them. The 54-year-old economist is a proven regulatory politician, i.e. oriented towards the principles of market and competition. “The extension until the end of September is fine. But I do not believe in a renewed extension”, he says. “The upswing is in full swing. According to the Bundesbank, we will have growth of 3.7 percent in Germany this year. Next year it should be five percent. The need for an expansive fiscal policy that continues to be so strong is therefore decreasing.”

In addition, there are always deadweight effects at companies that find themselves in a difficult situation without this having anything to do with Corona. However, Feld limits his analysis with a view to the event industry. “If the state restricts certain companies in certain sectors of the constitutionally granted freedom of trade, then this must be compensated. But we will have to live with Corona in the long term. Therefore, I think it is questionable whether the events industry can continue as it did before the pandemic.”

Digital structural change also in the event area

Tim Sandrock in Mainz knows that too. In order to survive economically, Flo-Service had already digitized itself during the lockdown. “We have brought our analog offers into the digital space. Instead of a meeting with a projector, screen or interpreting service, we now also offer complete software solutions”says Sandrock. Corona has massively accelerated development. “There will be a growing digital share at events of all kinds in the future.”

In order not to complicate this structural change, Sandrock is also in favor of a foreseeable phase out of the aid. For the next few months, however, the company needs government aid again. If politicians decide in favor of renewed extension, Sandrock will submit an application. “But I am sure that the industry will recover quickly after Corona. I’m also counting on a catch-up effect. Man is a sociable being. That’s why we’ll be back.”

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“By this time, I am very tired, very tired. If this situation lasts for a few more months, I don’t know if I can stand it.” That is the situation of Mr. Le Duong Minh (SN 1980, owner of Huy Hoang cruise ship, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh province) when sharing with PV VTC News about the miserable and exhausted situation of businesses and ship owners. Ha Long tourism after many outbreaks of COVID-19 disease, causing the tourism industry here to be temporarily “closed”. Looking at the man with a wrinkled shirt, a hard face, messy hair, deep eyes, no one would have thought that this was once a famous ship owner in Ha Long just nearly 2 years ago. Lazily, Anh Minh said, this whole year, his mind is always heavy, burdened with worries and doesn’t know how to remove it. In one day, he had to sink into thought for a few hours, almost shocked and really pressured by having to take care of the expenses but the revenue was not available, the epidemic kept coming from time to time. “I’m very exhausted and almost exhausted right now,” Minh said choked. 3 cruise ships of Mr. Le Duong Minh’s family are now moored, lying dormant at the international passenger port of Ha Long without knowing when they will return to operation. Sell ​​clean to pay bank interest Mr. Le Duong Minh said, more than 20 years ago, he moved from his hometown in An Lao district (Hai Phong) to Quang Ninh to find a job, started washing dishes, carrying calves, and then fell in love with a career as a tourist service for tourists. Cruise ship owner in Ha Long. More than 10 years ago, he and his relatives contributed capital to buy cruise ships to run their own business. From the time of contributing half of the ship to a ship, so far, Minh’s family has had 3 cruise ships, including 1 wooden ship and 2 newly built steel hull ships. How much profit has accumulated so far, Minh’s family uses to reinvest in new steel hull ships. According to Mr. Minh, each new steel hull ship is about 7 billion VND, he has to borrow up to 5 billion VND. In early 2020, his family built 2 new ships, so he had to borrow 10 billion from the bank. Since then, every month Mr. Minh has to pay 100 million VND. However, before carrying any passengers, the COVID-19 epidemic suddenly appeared and continued to break out from time to time. Until now, we have been traveling, we never thought that the epidemic would last forever and be so terrible. Mr. Le Duong Minh – Ha Long cruise ship owner “Since the day of the epidemic, I have to borrow money to fight. I expect that if there is no epidemic, 3 normal ships will also earn about 150 million per month, enough to pay bank interest and also have a savings. If you don’t work now, you won’t get anything to make up for that profit. Until now, we have been traveling, we never thought that the epidemic would last forever and be so terrible. In the past, there was a SARS epidemic, it only lasted 3-4 months, and businesses stopped operating for a short time, then revived and developed steadily. But this epidemic lasted from the beginning of 2020 until now, we are out of breath.” Minh said sadly. From the beginning of 2022 until now, Minh’s monthly revenue is just zero. Meanwhile, bank interest is still payable, principal is not yet payable. In addition, they still have to pay money to hire workers to look after, maintain, operate the machine, electricity, water … “Now that I have no income, I have to borrow money. I borrowed from relatives, brothers, even sold something to get money to pay bank interest and expenses. If the epidemic is under control in 1-2 months, I will still have the opportunity to run a full-time train to earn a living and pay salaries to employees, raise my wife and children, otherwise I don’t know how.” Minh said. Running out of resources to borrow, ship owners exhausted, employees losing their jobs Sad when it comes to financial resources, Mr. Minh said that because he had no income, he had long been in a new situation of taking out a new loan to pay the old interest, leading to debt stacking, interest on top of interest, even having to borrow high interest rates. to pay low interest. “A lot of expenses, bro! Every month, you also have to borrow up to 60 million to pay interest, but from February 2020 until now, you know how much it is. In addition, each month has to maintain 1 employee for each ship, to pay salaries and meals for them has already lost 8 million, plus maintenance, operation and maintenance costs … Every 5-6 months, the ships have to be put on board for maintenance, scrubbing, repainting the hull… twice a year, costing 100 million. So, my family has 3 ships and it takes another 300 million. Due to having to borrow money from a shipbuilding bank, ship owners have to buy insurance for the loan, and each year they have to spend about 25 million money to buy insurance. If the epidemic continues from this year to next year without stopping, I really don’t have the strength to reinvest anymore.” Minh is sad. Next to Tuan Chau international passenger ship port, hundreds of cruise ships are lying motionless. Also since the COVID-19 epidemic raged, most of the employees who used to work for the ship had to find jobs by themselves to maintain their lives. Some people go to help build, others go to the market to trade errands to get through the day. “The big owner ‘died’ big, the small owner ‘died’ small. Just like myself, 3 supporting ships from last year to now, the damage is also about 2 billion. Sometimes the wife and children do not dare to eat, do not dare to wear, just worry about money for the staff to eat, look after and maintain the ships waiting for them to return to operation.” Minh said. The ships that sleep at night with tens of billions are also lying in the lock on the side of Ha Long Bay. According to Mr. Minh, if the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic continues like this, his family will only last 3-4 months. If the bank pressed too hard at that time, his family would borrow money from one place to another. “Unfortunately, I have already borrowed a lot, so there may not be another place to borrow. Maybe you have to accept the risk, borrow more high interest outside to support. Because no one buys ships now, people buy them to carry tourists, not buy them to park. Cruise ships are now almost frozen and no longer trading.” Minh commented. Now, no one buys ships even if they sell them, people buy them to carry tourists, not buy them to park. Mr. Le Duong Minh – Ha Long cruise ship owner Minh said that he, like most other ship owners, wants the bank to accompany businesses and cruise ship business households to have a debt freeze and debt extension policy, so that ship owners and businesses can strength to endure and when tourism is restored, they will repay the bank. Up to this point, according to Mr. Minh, many ship owners not only pledge assets such as houses and cars, but also have to sell them to have money to continue. “Nearly 100% of ship owners have bank loans, if this time “collapses” is to collapse, there will be a series of ship owners facing bad debts, debt squeeze… policy support from the bank and the State” , Minh predicted.

Noon, the sun shines through the forest canopy and falls down the waterfalls. Cool fish from the cave swims in groups to eat algae. Where the sun shines, they swim along. After carefully targeting the place to drop the net, Old Deep took off his shirt and jumped into the water. At nearly 60 years old, his arm span is still very strong. Less than ten minutes, the net, about 20 meters long, was released, close to the shore, blocking the doors of the rock caves that he knew there were cool fish hiding inside. Cool fishing in the upstream of A Tang stream Elder Sau said that the cool fish were very smart. When they saw the cave, they swim right into the cave to hide. When they feel really safe, they swim out. Therefore, after “staging” with a net, he cut down a long bamboo tree to kick the fish out of the cave. Deep cave, you have to dive, use trees to scare away. Fish panicked, swimming out of the cave, they met the net and got caught right away. While his father caught fish with the net, Mr. Chang wore diving glasses and slipped into each cave to find cool fish. “Cool fish entering the rock cave usually stand still, very easy to shoot. Every day, the familiar crossbow shooter will earn a few kilograms of cool fish” – Mr. Chang affirmed. That day, the father and son of worm hunted more than 1 kg of cool fish. According to Old Deep, there is still a lot of cool fish here because people do not use electric pulses and explosives to catch. Moreover, every time people go down to the stream, they only catch enough for their meal, they catch the big ones, not the “upper golden lower bran” style. On the way back to the village, Mr. Chang picked a handful of leaves that grow a lot in A Tang stream. He said that sour leaves are very suitable for cool fish, cook soup to fill up the water, and eat it very well. If the soup is not cooked, then grilled, steamed onions, and braised. Freshly grilled fish and then hung up in the kitchen guard. Then, crushing fish with salt, dried chili, galangal, and pepper will create a very unique dipping dish. The people here call it cheo. Cool fish is often used to dot with rice, sticky rice, meat, and wild vegetables and is often given to guests from far away.

This is a garden-style temple. It was built in 1634 and renovated in 1937. It was listed as a World Cultural Heritage in 2012.

The overall scale of the temple is small, small and exquisite. The biggest feature is that it is surrounded by a moat, which represents the “sacred mountain floating on the milk river” in Hindu teachings. The gates of the mother temple are built with red bricks, and the top is decorated with stone bricks in a mountain-like shape. Each floor is carved with several small statues. The gray-stained stone bricks and sculptures show its centuries of vicissitudes. The temple has two courtyards at the front and rear. The entrance is a large lawn, beautiful gardens and exquisite fountains. The inner courtyard is a variety of sacrificial altars. There are many sacrificial towers and 29 ancestral gods in the temple. Tourists cannot enter the temple to visit. You can only take pictures on the periphery.

The mother temple is famous for its magnificent Tallinn, and the neatly arranged Hindu towers look exceptionally solemn in the twilight. The highest of the shrines has 11 floors, which symbolizes the power of Mount Agung. Compared with other crowded temples, this quietness has more shocking power.

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Heavy rain flooded many roads.

About 8:30 ‘, Phan Anh Street, passing through To Hieu intersection (Tan Thoi Hoa ward, Tan Phu district) is still submerged in the sea. The deepest submerged place on this road is more than 50cm.

Dozens of motorbikes died while passing this road and the shops could not open because water flooded into the yard. Fear of stalling, many people turned to find other ways and others stopped on the sidewalk to wait for the sprint.

Similarly, Pham Duc Son (District 8), To Ngoc Van (Thu Duc City), Nguyen Van Block (Go Vap District), Tan Hoa Dong (District 6) … also fell deeply inundated.

On Truong Chinh Street, there are 4 trees tens of meters high that have been gouged off and fell into the street. Also at Luy Ban Bich street, Do Thua Luong (Tan Phu district), there are also a series of trees that have been fallen due to the wind.

The old tree fell down on Nguyen Van Qua street.

In addition, around 5:00 am on the same day, an old banyan tree at the corner of Truong Chinh street – Nguyen Van Qua (Dong Hung Thuan ward, district 12) turned up. Fortunately, early in the morning, the road was empty, so no one was injured after the incident.

Banyan tree with a diameter of about three people embracing, lush green foliage of tens of square meters poured down, taking up Nguyen Van Qua street. This tree has been around for more than 20 years.

Heavy wind caused the fields, though they were not rotten, but could not stand it. Bank guards nearby and residents rushed to the lane, cutting off branches and leaves blocking the lane. Traffic through the congested area early in the morning.

On Truong Chinh road, which belongs to both Dong Hung Thuan and Tan Hung Thuan wards, at least four star trees tens of meters in height are blasted in heavy rain and high winds.

The branches are larger than the adult glove, lush green, showing no signs of decay. Luckily no one was injured.

According to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorology Station, the weather in the Southern region from April 19 to April 23 has scattered showers and thunderstorms, whirlwinds, lightning and strong winds are likely to occur during thunderstorms. /.

The leaders congratulated the new Executive Committee of CAH Gia Lam Women’s Union

With the spirit of “Solidarity – Creation – Innovation”, the Congress discussed and contributed ideas to the draft document of the Women’s Congress at higher levels; Summarizing and evaluating the results of implementing the Resolution of the Congress term 2016-2021; defining goals and 8 basic targets for the term of 2021-2026.

The comrades in the Party Committee of CAH Gia Lam District congratulate the Women’s Union of the district police

At the congress, 5 excellent delegates were trusted to elect the Executive Committee of the District Police Women’s Union, term 2021-2026. Comrade Nguyen Thi Hien – Deputy Team Leader of the General Team continued to be re-elected as Association President; Mr. Trinh Huyen Trang was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Association. Delegates attending the congress, using the delegate card with integrated QR code to view the congress documents and make medical declaration via phone with internet connection.

The report of the Executive Committee of CAH Women’s Union shows that, over the past 5 years, the Executive Committee has always received the attention and direction of the Women’s Union of Public Security City, the Women’s Union of Gia Lam district, the Party Committee, the Public Executive Committee. district police and the coordination and assistance of the Commanding Boards of Stations, Teams, CATTs, Commune Police and Youth Union organizations and Trade Unions.

The Executive Committee of the District Police Women Union determines the movement activities and tasks of the Association are placed under the leadership of the Women’s Union at higher levels and the direct leadership and direction of the Party Committee and the Public Security Commanding Committee. Gia Lam district. Right from the beginning of the term, the Executive Committee has always focused on timely implementation of programs, plans, instructions and directive documents of all levels of associations and Party Committee, Gia Lam District Police Command. women officials and members.

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At the same time, concretize the emulation objectives and targets into the program contents and operation plans suitable to the situation of the unit so that the organization can achieve the highest efficiency, raising awareness and awareness of the organization. officials and members shall abide by the Party’s undertakings, State laws and policies, local regulations and the Association’s Charter. The Executive Board is always proactive in advising, directing and being flexible in organizing the implementation of key tasks, promoting the role and responsibility of each individual, contributing to the successful completion of goals and targets. , the key tasks in each year and the whole term.

During the past term, under the direct leadership of the Party Committee, District Command, the close direction of the Women’s Union at higher levels, with the spirit of initiative and creativity, the Executive Committee of the Women’s Union term 2016 – 2021 has concretized the Resolution of the Congress, building it into a Program and plan to implement each specific period, ensuring the leadership of the Party Committee, the Steering Committee and the superior association, in line with reality. of the unit.

The Executive Board has focused on directing and effectively implementing emulation movements, successfully completing the objectives of the Resolution of the Women’s Congress of the district police, the 2016-2021 term. In the process of leading and implementing the tasks, the Executive Board has renewed the content and mode of operation in a practical direction, close to the actual situation of the unit.

Attach importance to the propaganda and education of the ethical qualities and good traditional values ​​of Vietnamese women. Focusing on professional training, improving staff capacity, quality of members’ activities, promoting activities to gather and attract a large number of members to join the Association.

Promote and improve the quality of emulation movements, diversify the forms to support members to build a civilized and happy family, encourage members to always feel secure in their work, successfully complete assigned tasks. , always at the forefront and exemplary in the collective activities of the unit, protecting the environment. Coordinate well implementation of regimes and policies related to women, well deal with recommendations and legitimate proposals of members.

As a result, the Women’s Union of the District Police was awarded 01 Certificate of Merit by the Women’s Union of Hanoi City; Director of CATP gave 06 certificates of merit, Gia Lam District Women’s Union gave 05 certificates of merit and many officers and members received many certificates of merit in the fields of work.

Right from the beginning of the term, the Women’s Union of the District Police has built up working regulations, assigned specific responsibilities in the Executive Committee, maintained quarterly meeting schedules and extraordinary meetings when there was unexpected work.

Strictly implementing the principle of democratic centralization, leadership collectives, individuals in charge, and unifying unity in executive leadership work, closely reaching officers and members. The Executive Committee actively advised the Party Committee and District Police Command to create favorable conditions for the Association to operate; promptly grasp feelings and aspirations of women members; develop program, plan of activities by quarter, year and thematic activities in a specific way and suitable with the actual situation of the unit.

At the same time, promoting coordination with Trade Union, Youth Union of district police to do well propaganda of cadres and members to well implement the Party’s guidelines, State’s legal policies, regulations. The sector, protecting and taking care of the legitimate and legitimate rights and interests of women and children contribute to improving the quality of women’s movements.