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Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge people for no-shows
Quebec will allow restaurants to charge clients for no-shows, with charges up to $10 per person for groups of five or more, as announced by the Quebec government.
Quebec's Junior Economy Minister Christopher Skeete stated that restaurant no-shows cost businesses tens of thousands of dollars annually.
The regulations aim to discourage reservation abuse, not to compensate restaurant owners for lost revenues, according to Skeete.
Citizens have 45 days to comment on the draft regulation before it is enforced, expected to take effect on July 17.
A few days ago he told La Vanguardia Manu Núñez, co-owner of the Barcelonas Besta and Batea, an experience that happened recently in one of his restaurants: