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“Currently, 40 million applications have been submitted to the grant portfolio. 14.63 million euros were paid. Euros. Loan contracts for 6.27 million were signed. – A. Armonaitė said in the joint session of the Committees Economic and Budget and Finance of the Seimas on Wednesday.
He indicated that two more new measures were planned, one for the self-employed.
The employment service pays a monthly benefit of 260 euros, which is not the money for which you can live without savings. We have taken the initiative and planned the measure, the amount of which will be linked to personal income tax paid in 2019. I will reveal that we plan 100 percent. those benefits could be. There is quite a generous amount if you can pay the taxes, ”said A. Armonaitė.
The second measure, according to the minister, is planned for the most affected companies.
“The second measure is subsidies for those most affected. The subsidies are now distributed to anyone whose turnover has fallen by at least 30% as a result of the pandemic. We want to reduce the circle of recipients in the second package to reach those most affected. We know that the catering, tourism and events industries are experiencing the most. For those whose turnover is 60 percent. and they fell more, we are planning the second stage of subsidies ”, pointed out A. Armonaitė.
He stressed that these measures are a project, it has not yet been approved by the Government.
On Monday, the minister presented research compensation aid to small and medium-sized enterprises and market tax compensation measures.
The Ministry of Economy and Innovation will allocate 30 million. for small and medium-sized businesses to test for coronavirus. The company will be partially reimbursed for the cost of rapid examinations and tests performed on healthcare workers. The reimbursement will be € 12 for a rapid serological antibody test and € 12 for a rapid antigen test.
Market tax compensation will also be provided to market traders affected by the quarantine. Its amount is 300 euros.
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