Spain: Bakeries will turn off their ovens again to claim aid from the Government

The Spanish bakery and artisan pastry sector, represented by Ceoppan, has warned of the closure of more than 600 establishments due to the sharp increase in production costs, for which reason it will symbolically turn off its ovens this Tuesday, between 12:00 p.m. and 12.15 pm, within the campaign 'Let Christmas not go out' to claim government aid. Specifically, he recalled in a statement the enormous "unprecedented" cost increases experienced in recent months, which are pushing micro, small and medium-sized companies in the sector "to the limit". Bakeries have indicated that although energy costs have moderated, everything suggests that throughout this year they will once again reach "unbearable" values, to which are added the costs of raw materials and other services that continue to rise in such a way that many of these companies are not being able to produce their Christmas products as in previous years. However, the sector has valued the measures recently adopted by the ...