20 euro justifies Coralie the Patron Saint

Lille, Opera Corner, a small brewery in downtown which usually increases its prices in August, has chosen to not pass on the reduction of VAT on the price of the meal, but for the second consecutive year, it increases its fares this summer. For downtown we are cheap, with a dish of the day at 8.20 euro", justifies Coralie, the Patron Saint. "But added will take advantage of this VAT decrease to invest in the kitchen and replace aging equipment and perhaps a little primer staff."To the Carnot, across the street, pattern took advantage of the tax benefit to redo its terrace, changing tables and chairs and install awnings. Olivier Ciuch, owner of a brewery situated behind the district stations, has reflected the decline in VAT on ten products (entry, dish of the day, coffee, fruit juice). "If it is a plus for the client, it has so far not increased traffic in my establishment", note, adding: "for smaller institutions such as ours, it would be better to hire does what a person more part-time, what the gain of VAT does not.".

Lyon, town where gastronomy is Queen with some 800 restaurants so-called traditional, the price decline takes various forms. Vincent Carteron, owner of the Passage, one of the institutions felted peninsula, has chosen simplicity. "We have reduced by 10 the map and menu prices", he said. Nearby rue Mercière, one of the best streets busy, the Bistrot de Lyon has selected, in accordance with the recommendations, 7 products in a broad spirit. This discount is applied to the dish of the day, child menu, but also to all them fruit juices, mineral waters, etc. "we do so know loud and clear by posting together old and new rates", said one of the leaders. Others opt for discretion or declines a minimum practice, or even create the event by announcing reductions for the evening.

Marseilles, in breweries from the sea around the old Port, the price declines are in proportions and with enough varied reasoning. "Every day I drop five dishes based on market price", explains Laurent Battisti of the sharp on the cours Estienne-, in downtown. But, for him, the decline in VAT must primarily allow to safeguard employment and "declare staff in a decent way." A few steps away, the restaurant the beef coast reduced price 10, which the menu of the day, from 35 to 31 euros, but mostly not of coffee. Unlike the creperie Patacrêpe sea. "But it is not on this product that I can measure the effect of the decline, unlike syrups which seem most requested after they moved from 2.60 to 2.20," Note Rafael Dunddel, responsible of the institution.

A reindeer, the - 200 covered by day - Galopin, located two steps from the TGV train station, the head of room, Bruno Geffroy, explains that no reduction in the price has yet been posted. "We will first focus on wages." In addition, important work will start to upgrade the dining room and kitchen. The next returned, we may be required to create a formula taking into account the decrease in VAT, but nothing is yet decided. "Trawls, Saint-Malo, an establishment showing a star at the"Michelin","all prices declined, menu prestige with lobster from 70 euros to 61 euros. "Coffee is now charged 2 euros against 3.50 euros previously", explains one of the members of the team.

At the space Vauban in Brest, a place famous with a traditional brewery and a hotel, Charles Muzy, owner, focuses especially on "the 1.5 million euros that will be involved in the refurbishment of all rooms".In September, he plans also to lower the price of the dish of the day, which will increase from 9 euros at 8 euros approximately.

At Toulouse, on the Piazza del Campidoglio, where competition between breweries is raging, managers are discrete. It must be said that wind-up, in 2008, the brewery classified the Bibent strengthened customer of other institutions. Near the Garonne, the Manager of the Bistro of the sea bream, Sylvie Duminil, is relieved by the decrease in VAT. "This contribution of 15,000 euros per year will my shortfall of cash, if I was selling! she exclaims.". I dropped the prices of the non-alcoholic from 15 to 20, but not those meals, because I have not increased over the past two years. However, I have increased by 10 from my employee part-time and hired someone else fifteen hours a week. It will relieve us. "Alain Stampf, patron of restaurant Georges, in the street of the Blanchers, considers" difficult to lower prices, because I have not identified two years ago (menu 21 and 34 euros).

The brewing of fine arts of the Flo group, large facility of 190 seats and 32 employees, applies it, one fell by 11.8 on the entire map (excluding alcohol). "We will communicate about it, because we are one of the rare institutions in Toulouse to fully apply the decline," said his manager Stéphan Giroussens.