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Friday, 26.04.2024, 00:15
Coronavirus risk is very high for transport sector, Lithuanian haulers say
In his words, haulers plan to ask the government for help.
"The risk to our transport is very high. (…) We are
ahead all the time. Such situations initially affect us, international
transportation, as we work in Europe and service the industrial sector,"
Atroskevicius told.
In his words, the transport sector can lose part of its
revenue. Moreover, there's a risk that haulers operating abroad might bring the
virus to Lithuania.
"There are two risks. The transport sector will lose income
since if production and industry stop, consumption shrinks, then, naturally,
the need for transportation services will be smaller. It will affect our
country as the transport sector accounts for around 13% of GDP, and our
haulers in Europe service their industrial sectors," the LINAVA secretary
general said.
"There are also other types of risks as those people who
work might bring the virus to Lithuania some way," he said.
The transport sector generates a considerable share for
Lithuania's GDP, therefore, it would be logical to receive assistance from the
state during a difficult period, Atroskevicius said.
"Our idea is very simple. The tax burden has increased
considerably for us in recent years. That's why we have said that we might lose
that sector soon. If that sector makes money for the state, when it faces
difficulties, it would be logical for the state not to state aside but help
it," Atroskevicius said.
"We haven't made any decisions yet but we will
definitely turn to the government. We are now drawing up plans what we could
do. Both the government and trade unions need to feel responsibility in here as
these are people who work in this sector. We should deal with these issues
together. We fear of once again being left alone with the same problems,"
he said.
Lithuanian haulers service quite a large share of industry
in northern Italy where there's the largest coronavirus outbreaks in Europe.
"The whole industrial sector is concentrated in
northern Italy and we service quite a lot of it. If industry stalls, we will
incur losses as we transport quite a lot of goods from Italy to France and
Germany. We feel it already, and if the virus continues to spread, we will feel
it even more," he said.
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