The Inhlangano Yezwe Yezokudlela utshele abaholi beCongress yaseMelika ukuthi Covid-19 izimali zosizo zazibhekwa njengethuluzi elibalulekile lokusiza izindawo zokudlela ukuthi zivale le nkinga, kodwa kunezimpawu ezikhulayo zokuthi kuzodingeka usizo olwengeziwe ukusiza izindawo zokudlela nezisebenzi.
I-Association iveze ukuthi le nkinga ye-COVID-19 isivele ibize abasebenzi basezitolo zokudlela abayizigidi ezintathu imisebenzi yabo futhi yehlise amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-25 emalini engenayo embonini kusukela ngoMashi 1, nokuthi amaphesenti ayi-15 ezindawo zokudlela azoba noma azovala phakathi kwamasonto amabili, avale unomphela ngomsebenzi ophelele. ukulahlekelwa okulinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisikhombisa ngaphambi kokuba le nkinga idlule.
"Yize izimali ze-COVID-19 zisiza amabhizinisi amaningi nabasebenzi ezweni lonke, akukho ukubalekela ukuthi isibalo esandayo sabanikazi bezindawo zokudlela sinomuzwa wokuthi i-PPP ngeke ibavimbe ukuthi bavale unomphela ukusebenza kwabo emiphakathini yendawo," kusho iPhini Likamongameli Omkhulu. Kusho uSean Kennedy.
"Isisekelo soHlelo Lokuvikela I-Paycheck kuzoba indlela ebalulekile yokuvumela izindawo zokudlela ukuthi zivale le nkinga, kodwa kunezimpawu eziyisixwayiso zokuthi ayinikezi usizo oludingeka kakhulu embonini yethu," engeza.
I-Association ituse abaholi be-Congressional abenze isibophezelo sokuthi bazohlinzeka ngezimali ze-PPP ezingaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-349 zamaRandi ezigunyazwe yiCongress, futhi yacela ukunwetshwa kohlelo kuze kufike ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu. Iphawule ukuthi izindaba zokusebenza nezabasebenzi ezihlukile embonini zivimbe ukufinyelela kwezindawo zokudlela kuxhaso lwe-PPP.
Ukubhekana nalezi zinselelo, iNhlangano icele abaholi bakaKhongolose ukuthi babhekane nalezi zinguquko ezilandelayo:
- Imikhawulo yokwenza lula ukukhombisa amaqiniso embonini njengamazinga abasebenzi ngaphansi kakhulu komkhawulo odingwa yi-PPP ngoba izindawo zokudlela zivaliwe, noma emazingeni ezisebenzi zamathambo.
- Ukuvumelana nezimo kwesikhathi ukuze kunwetshwe isikhathi esikhavwe kusukela ezinsukwini ezingama-60 kuye kwezingu-90 ngenxa yokuthi kuyakhula ukukhathazeka izindawo zokudlela ngeke zisebenze ngokugcwele ngesikhathi ukuze zihlangabezane nemfuneko.
- Imigomo yemalimboleko yokufanisa isetshenziswa eminyakeni emibili kuya osukwini lokuvuthwa kweminyaka eyi-10 ngolimi olubhalwe yiCongress ukusiza ukubhekana nokungazinzi kwesikhathi eside okuzayo.
- ICongress kufanele iphinde igcizelele ukuthi Umlawuli Wamabhizinisi Amancane kanye Nonobhala Womnyango Wezezimali bangathatha isinyathelo ngegunya labo lokungakhokhi "de minimis" elicacile ukuze bavikele amabhizinisi abhekene nokwehliswa kwentethelelo yemalimboleko ikakhulukazi uma ibhizinisi linokwehla okukhulu ekuthengisweni.
- Izithiyo ezifana nesiqinisekiso somuntu siqu kanye nezidingo zesibambiso Zemalimboleko Yezinhlekelele Zomnotho (EIDL) kufanele zisuswe ukuze abaqashi nabasebenzi bakwazi ukusebenzisa imali ngokushesha, futhi izindawo zokudlela kufanele zikwazi ukufinyelela ku-EIDL yesibili ngenxa yomthelela omude embonini.
- Ikhredithi Yentela Yokugcinwa Kwabasebenzi kufanele ikhuliswe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi amabhizinisi amaningi angakwazi ukugcina abasebenzi ngesikhathi sokuvalwa oku-odwe nguhulumeni kanye nezivumelwano zokuqhelelana, kanye nezinye izinguquko ezibalulekile.
- 501(c)(6) izinhlangano ezingenzi-nzuzo kufanele zikwazi ukubamba iqhaza ku-PPP ukuze I-State Restaurant Association kanye Nezinhlangano Zokumaketha Kwendawo zikwazi ukuqhubeka nokuhlinzeka ngesevisi ebalulekile nezinhlelo zokuphromotha ukusekela umnotho wendawo.
- Amabhizinisi asebenzisa i-PPP futhi afuna intethelelo yemalimboleko kufanele avunyelwe ukuhlehlisa izintela ezikhokhwayo ezikweletwa kulo nyaka eminyakeni emibili ezayo njengoba kuhlinzekwe ngaphansi koMthetho we-CARES.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “The premise of the Paycheck Protection Program is to be a vital way of allowing restaurants to bridge this crisis, but there are warning signs that it is not providing the relief that is so desperately needed for our industry,”.
- Izithiyo ezifana nesiqinisekiso somuntu siqu kanye nezidingo zesibambiso Zemalimboleko Yezinhlekelele Zomnotho (EIDL) kufanele zisuswe ukuze abaqashi nabasebenzi bakwazi ukusebenzisa imali ngokushesha, futhi izindawo zokudlela kufanele zikwazi ukufinyelela ku-EIDL yesibili ngenxa yomthelela omude embonini.
- “While COVID-19 funds are helping many businesses and employees across the country, there is no escaping that a growing number of restaurant owners feel that the PPP is not going to prevent them from permanently closing their operations in local communities,”.
