The Hotel and Restaurant Association of North Rhine-Westphalia sounds the alarm. According to the association's most recent survey, 70 percent of the member companies felt their operational existence threatened due to the energy situation, said the President of Dehoga NRW, Patrick Rothkopf, of the "Rheinische Post" (Friday edition) according to the advance notice. "We're seeing price increases that many of us haven't seen before." In addition to energy and food prices, this also affects services to an increasing extent. "Not a week goes by without a supplier raising prices."

There is therefore little understanding in the industry that the gas price cap should only be introduced after the heating period, said Rothkopf. In line with the Chancellor's words about "double boom", what is needed is an "implementation boom", he said. "Something has to happen now and not in March."