According to the founder of the Restaurant Association, it is not clear how many restaurants will be able to continue working after the restrictions are lifted

According to Shota Burjanadze, the founder of the Restaurant Association, it remains a question how many restaurants will be able to continue working after the restrictions are lifted.

As he pointed out, there is a danger that 250,000 people will remain unemployed in the current situation, therefore, a quick response is needed.

"After the first Lockdown, the sector was given the opportunity to recover, but the second Lockdown came down again and the fight for survival became necessary for the businesses. Even today it is not clear how many restaurants and field professionals will eventually remain in the country. The longer the lockdown lasts, the less chance there is for operators to survive", - Shota Burjanadze said at a conference at the Mtavari Media Center.

According to him, a working group had been set up with the Ministry of Economy. As Burjanadze noted, issuing permits to the staff of restaurants with delivery service is a matter of communication and it has been approved. According to Shota Burjanadze, it is a great relief for the sector that the deferred income and property taxes will be written off.