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This is a novelty that risks making teeth cringe lovers of missed appointments. Indeed, the “rabbit tax” arrives in the restaurants of France with the aim of penalizing customers who do not honor their reservation.
Between 10 and 50 euros per cover, this is what you will now have to pay in some restaurants if you do not honor your reservation. This is called “rabbit“Who arrives now in restaurants. The principle is simple, a bank card footprint is requested when reserving his table and in the event of absence, a” fine “is invoiced. Some establishments already apply it as in Amboise, in the Loire valley, famous for its royal castle.
For the customers of this restaurant, it is completely normal as evidenced by this woman in passing: “For a restoring restaurateur, who prepares, who invest and then at the last moment, they cannot do their job, it’s not nice.“The boss of the establishment tempers, a phone call is enough to be exempt from the tax.
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