Beachgoers are mobilizing to ask the government for the umpteenth time to intervene to "avoid the state of confusion that is being generated in the Italian beach sector and, even more so, in the families and businesses that have invested and believed in a legislative regime that recognized rights that are no longer there today". In fact, the concessions expired last December 31 after the Council of State stopped the extensions decided by the government. From FIBA (Federation of Beach Businesses) - the main trade association -, the initiative of protest that expects to make "noise" in these days close to the week of Ferragosto. FIBA, which has about 2,300 member beach establishments, out of a sector with about 7,000 businesses in all, configures tomorrow "an adherence of the majority of its members: 80% to 90% we expect will participate in the delayed opening of umbrellas on the beaches," they let it be known. The beach strike has been promoted not only by FIBA, but also by SIB (Italian Beach Business Syndicate), which is part of Confcommercio. Although - it must be said - that in the category many bathers do not have a membership in industry associations.
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