OREANDA-NEWS. The revenue figures of Russian entrepreneurs from the sphere of trade, consumer services, catering and the hotel business in March fell to 80% compared to the same period in 2019. This was announced in an interview with Russian media by the Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva.

“In most regions, the revenue of companies and individual entrepreneurs working in the field of trade, consumer services, catering and the hotel business over the past month decreased in the range of 20-80% compared to the same period in 2019", she said, explaining that these data were obtained as a result of a survey of business in the regions.

"We have already processed several thousand answers. Unfortunately, businessmen from almost all regions have already encountered problems from the restrictions introduced in the country. This is especially acute for the drop in revenue", she said

According to Chupsheva, two main problems that the business has encountered can be distinguished: some consider the drop in demand for manufactured goods or services to be the main problem, others note the impossibility of doing business due to the restrictions introduced.