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餐馆不可以开，但税收却必须缴纳！萨县餐馆提起联合诉讼，告政府！
Local diner sues Sacramento County, state over business fees assessed during pandemic
当地餐馆起诉萨克拉门托县在大流行期间收取的商业费用
Jan. 16—Brookfields is leading a class action lawsuit against Sacramento County and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, alleging restaurants shouldn't have to pay full governmental fees while hampered by COVID-19 health orders.
1月16日布鲁克菲尔德正对萨克拉门托县和加州酒精饮料控制部门提起集体诉讼，指控餐馆在受到2019冠状病毒病卫生命令阻碍的情况下，不应该支付全额政府费用。
Attorney Brian Kabateck of Los Angeles-based law firm Kabateck LLP has filed sister lawsuits on behalf of restaurateurs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange counties, with Placer, Monterey, Alameda, Contra Costa, Riverside and San Bernadino counties to follow.
总部位于洛杉矶的律师事务所Kabateck LLP的律师布莱恩·Kabateck代表旧金山、洛杉矶、圣地亚哥和橘子郡的餐馆老板提起了诉讼，随后还有Placer、Monterey、Alameda、Contra Costa、Riverside和San Bernadino县的餐馆老板提起了集体诉讼。
The state's 60,000 or so restaurants pay about $100 million annually for things like licensing fees, local government taxes and public health permits, Kabateck said. Brookfields' lawsuit also lists the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department and Department of Finance, Tax Collection and Licensing as defendants.
卡巴泰克说，该州约6万家餐馆每年要支付约1亿美元的许可费、地方政府税收和公共卫生许可证等费用。布鲁克菲尔德的诉讼还将萨克拉门托县环境管理部和财政、税收和许可部列为被告。
Though Brookfields' revenue has been down 30-50% across the diner's three locations in north Sacramento, Rancho Cordova and Roseville, financial recuperation is only part why owner Sam Manolakas sued.
虽然布鲁克菲尔德在北萨克拉门托、科尔多瓦牧场和罗斯维尔的三家餐厅的收入下降了30-50%，但财务恢复只是餐厅老板萨姆·马诺拉卡斯起诉布鲁克菲尔德的原因之一。
"You can think of the amount of money the state is looking at in this lawsuit," Manolakas said. "When you're talking about 60,000 restaurants with health permits and ABC fees, it's substantial amount of money, so hopefully they will take notice and say 'we need to do a better job at this.'"
马诺拉卡斯说:“你可以想象州政府在这起诉讼中得到了多少钱。”“有6万家餐馆获得了健康许可证，还收取了ABC费用，这是一笔不小的数目，所以希望他们会注意到这一点，并说‘我们需要在这方面做得更好。’”
Operating restrictions have varied frequently and abruptly throughout the pandemic, most recently with Gov. Gavin Newsom's surprise announcement Tuesday night that Sacramento-area restaurants can reopen for outdoor dining. Sacramento County restaurants have also been open for 25% capacity indoor dining and closed for all but takeout service for months of the pandemic.
在疫情期间，运营限制的变化频繁且突然，最近的一次是州长加文纽森(Gavin Newsom)周二晚间出人意料地宣布，萨克拉门托地区的餐馆可以重新开放户外用餐。萨克拉门托县的餐馆在疫情爆发的几个月里也只开了25%的室内餐厅，只提供外卖服务。
Newsom's proposed budget, unveiled earlier this month, included $45 million in ABC fee waivers for California restaurants and bars.
纽森本月早些时候公布的预算提案中，包括为加州餐馆和酒吧减免4,500万美元的ABC费用。
No matter the stage, restaurateurs have reported shriveled profits compared to a normal year. More than 110,000 across the United States, or one in six, have closed permanently or long-term since the start of the pandemic, according to a National Restaurant Association study published last month.
无论在哪个阶段，餐馆经营者报告的利润都比往年缩水了。美国国家餐厅协会(National Restaurant Association)上月发表的一份研究报告显示，自疫情爆发以来，全美有超过11万家餐馆永久或长期关闭，占总数的六分之一。
California Restaurant Association president Jot Condie, whose organization supports the lawsuit, said normal fees aren't fair without indoor dining.
加州餐厅协会主席约特•康蒂说，如果没有室内用餐，正常的收费是不公平的。康蒂的组织支持这起诉讼。
"This action delivers a clear message about the willingness of restaurants to go the distance to recover fees. We expect thousands of restaurants will be willing to join the class action in their respective counties with the aim of total reimbursement for the fees and taxes that were inappropriately levied," Condie said in a media release.
“这一行动传达了一个明确的信息，即餐馆愿意付出代价来追回费用。我们希望数以千计的餐馆愿意加入到他们各自国家的集体诉讼中来，以补偿他们不恰当征收的费用和税款。”
A Sacramento County spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit, citing the county policy against speaking about pending litigation.
萨克拉门托县的一位发言人拒绝就这起诉讼置评，称该县的政策禁止谈论未决诉讼。
The lawsuit follows a similar claim seeking reimbursement, which was filed Oct. 26 against the 11 counties that have since been sued. Each county had 45 days to respond.
在此之前，10月26日，11个县也被提起了类似的索赔要求。每个县有45天的时间做出回应。
None of Brookfields' locations face a serious risk of closure because the company bought each property years ago, Manolakas said. But even with a $10,000 investment in outdoor seating, he's only able to staff half the employees he used to.
马诺拉卡斯说，布鲁克菲尔德的所有店面都没有面临严重的倒闭风险，因为公司几年前就买下了每一处房产。但即使投资1万美元在户外座椅上，他也只能招到过去一半的员工。
Paycheck Protection Program loans helped last summer, and Brookfields is applying for more, Manolakas said. The restaurant group also faces a former manager's accusations of unpaid wages, labor code violations and unlawful firing due to disability in a separate Sacramento County Superior Court lawsuit filed last month.
马诺拉卡斯说，去年夏天，“工资保护计划”贷款起到了帮助作用，布鲁克菲尔德正在申请更多的贷款。上个月，萨克拉门托高等法院对这家餐厅的一名前经理提起诉讼，指控他拖欠工资、违反劳动法和因残疾而非法解雇员工。
原链接：
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/local-diner-sues-sacramento-county-state-over-business-fees-assessed-during-pandemic/ar-BB1cOg3m
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