Business representatives said the charge plan would affect hundreds of jobs
Business representatives have said companies believe new parking charges up to 10pm in Scotland's largest city will have a"devastating impact".The"overwhelming majority" of businesses in Glasgow feel that the Glasgow City Council’s plans to extend parking restrictions until 10pm would affect their business negatively, according to a joint survey conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses and the Scottish Hospitality Group .
More than eight in 10 fear that the changes would reduce footfall and turnover , while 72 per cent of the respondents think staff recruitment would become more difficult. Hisashi Kuboyama, FSB’s development manager for Glasgow said: “The survey shows that Glasgow’s business community is extremely concerned about the Glasgow City Council’s proposed parking restrictions.
"It would have a devastating impact on the city’s restaurants, pubs, nightclubs and theatres and could affect hundreds of jobs. TheStephen Montgomery, Director of the Scottish Hospitality Group said: “The businesses of Glasgow have made their concerns very clear in this survey, but this is more than just about business, it is about the people who make Glasgow, who have already been hit with an LEZ policy, and now look to be hit again.
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