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António Costa’s initial estimate pointed to a monthly cost of one billion euros from the State with reimbursement to companies of the simplified dismissal scheme. In an interview with Rádio Observador, Miguel Cabrita, Undersecretary of State for Labor and Vocational Training, revised this number downward. According to government accounts, the payment of part of the salary of 800 thousand to one million workers who will be currently covered by the measure will cost the State between 300 and 400 million euros per month. A value significantly lower than that initially advanced, when it is known that many entrepreneurs report difficulties in accessing the mechanism.
By the end of April, more than 100,000 companies employing 1.2 million workers had received support. Support was required, the Secretary of State said, for two-thirds of the workers. Miguel Cabrita guarantees that 70 thousand of these companies will have their payments processed before this Tuesday, May 5, guaranteeing that All the support requested during the month of April will be analyzed and processed until May 15.. In response to criticism for delays in processing the media, Miguel Cabrita guarantees that “the system responds and each time quickly “.
