Chamber supports the possibility of corona pass in non-essential shops | Inland

The caretaker cabinet wants the corona ticket to be able to apply in non-essential shops, such as clothing and furniture stores, hardware stores and bookstores, and for non-essential services such as zoos, saunas and hairdressers. According to the cabinet, non-essential means: no primary necessities. Supermarkets, bakeries, banks, pharmacies and postmen are.

“But the hairdresser and the bookstore are also a basic necessity for many people,” says VVD MP De Vries. Moreover, says MP De Vries. Medical beauty salons should also be essential. In addition, said MP Paternotte of D66: how do we deal with mixed shops, such as tobacconists with a post office? In an earlier lockdown, the cabinet used the criterion that 70 percent of the range must be essential.

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The CDA first wants to see an alternative before agreeing to the introduction of the corona pass in shops. In addition, it should be adapted to the state of the epidemic in a region. “Why introduce such a rule in Ameland if the seat of the fire is Rotterdam South,” said MP Van den Berg. “We don’t have to have the bookstore closed and the liquor store open again.”

VVD, CU and CDA inform De Jonge that the corona pass should not be mandatory in shops that can guarantee the one and a half meters.

Most parties have difficulty with the urgency with which the cabinet wants to implement the expansion of the corona pass – the retail sector has not been asked to contribute. It is not yet certain whether the pass will actually become mandatory in non-essential sectors; the cabinet wants to have the legislation in order if the epidemic calls for it.

A majority wants leniency for sole traders, for whom the corona pass is a greater burden. De Jonge promises to keep proportionality in mind.

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