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Waiting since august
Loreta Želnienė, owner of a bakery, shop and cafe in Klaipėda, Namai glutenen, told INVEGA that she had already applied for partial rent compensation three times, the first being filed in August.
“The situation is that since August we have been submitting requests for compensation for the rental subsidy during the first quarantine. The subsidy should be for the period from March to August, but not only I and other small entrepreneurs have not received anything yet. I have already submitted the request three times, ”he said, adding that once the request was lost in the system, it was again rejected, arguing that bakery activities were allowed during the first quarantine.
“Now we present the application as a coffee, but again everything is delayed, there is no comma, it is something else.
Other small business owners have just lowered their hands for rent subsidies because there is a tragic system in place. The comma is not there, they reject it. Then you have to send it again, it has to be approved again by the tenants, then we are again, and the system itself is crazy, “he said.
L. Želnienė said that he also had a cafe in Vilnius in the summer, therefore, in total, both for locals in Klaipėda and in the capital, he calculated that Invega’s rental compensation should reach 5 thousand. EUR.
Yesterday I spoke with their representatives again, we had to re-approve the applications because there were errors in their system, the applications were missing and now we will have to wait 10 days again.
The money didn’t really move anyone, especially now with the second quarantine. “The second wave is here and we have not received it for the first,” he said.
L. Želnienė mentioned that there are more small entrepreneurs in Klaipėda who cannot submit applications in any way. He assured that there is a cafe in the port city, which has already requested rent compensation 8 times. Its own owners said they did not want to communicate with the media.
“It is already a mockery of people, but I do not give up, there is something to fight for,” said L. Želnienė, adding that he even hired a lawyer.
We will try to provide again
Jūratė, who rents a pottery workshop in Klaipėda and creates jewelry and interior details with it, said that she had also tried to receive partial rent compensation, but that her application had also been rejected.
“I also requested compensation for the rent, but it was interpreted that the quarantine did not affect me because I could continue doing everything.
The truth is that my sales are through other stores that have closed, which has left me without income, “he said.
The woman said she would try again to apply for INVEGA, as her own staff told the woman that there should be changes soon.
That compensation for the rental of the premises should be around 600-700 euros, but it is still money.
I will try to need the application again so that the application is reviewed and not rejected, “Jūratė assured.
INVEGA: People lack attention
Kęstutis Motiejūnas, General Director of INVEGA, told Delfi that the company has received more than 13 thousand employees to date. There are a total of several hundred requests for compensation under the various INVEGA measures, so currently 277 requests for partial interest compensation and 984 requests for rental compensation are being evaluated.
It is true, the manager stated that when evaluating the requests for compensation of rents and interests, INVEGA observes that the applicants still lack diligence to complete the required data.
“For example, required request fields are not always filled in, requested data is not provided, or is provided incorrectly. Often these are simply mistakes made in a hurry.
There are still errors in the rental compensation request for not registering the lease with the Registration Center, as well as for not presenting the required documents or invoices or not registering them in the STI iMAS system. It happens that the applicants do not meet all the specified criteria, and their activities during the quarantine were neither prohibited nor restricted, ”he said.
As mentioned, it is equally important that a minimum condition of at least 30% is applied to the landlord in order to benefit from rental compensation. Rent reimbursement.
«Applications will also be rejected if, at the time of application, the company has acquired the status of a company in bankruptcy, restructuring or liquidation. It happens that the applicant and the lessor belong to the same group of companies and the applicant rents a premises to the lessor when the latter is a natural person with a majority of votes in the company submitting the application. In that case, the applications are also rejected ”, he clarified.
New support options coming soon
When asked what kind of support for business support can be expected during the second wave, K. Motiejūnas said that the details are still being coordinated.
“As far as we know, it is planned to provide assistance to the individual sectors of the economy most affected by COVID-19.
That is why we plan to offer more direct loans to businesses. Financial assistance will also continue to be provided to the tourism sector, which is facing particularly severe challenges as a result of the pandemic, and we ask for loans from tourism and accommodation providers and guarantees for tour operators to meet their obligations.
Entrepreneurs can still apply for 100 percent. loan interest repayments, and you can still apply for and benefit from a partial rent refund until November 30.
Companies looking for sources of financing can take advantage of long-term instruments that are permanently provided, such as INVEGA individual guarantees, export credit guarantees, portfolio guarantees for loans, leasing or factoring, soft loans and new loans. Incentive financial instrument Alternative, various risks financed by INVEGA capital instruments ”, said the manager.
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