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The government is preparing special measures for the organizers of concerts and cultural events in Romania, affected by the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, Deputy Prime Minister Raluca Turcan and Culture Minister Bogdan Gheorghiu met with representatives of this field on Wednesday to discuss measures to support this sector.
According to a government statement, two sets of proposals were analyzed, one necessary to apply in the next period and the other to prepare for the resumption of activity in the cultural field, when the epidemiological situation allows it.
Therefore, in the short term, the Government intends to take decisions designed to facilitate providing financial liquidity Organizers of concerts and cultural events, in addition to continuing to provide technical unemployment after May 15, 2020 for employees in this sector.
In the perspective of resuming the activity, the dialogue between the members of the Government and the representatives of this sector will continue within a working group, whose purpose is to identify proposals to support the cultural industry.
“I understand the problems you face and I regret that the resounding cultural events cannot be organized soon. However, we are very open to supporting the cultural industry, so that it can resume its activity in good conditions when the epidemiological situation allows it.“Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said, according to the quoted source.
The measures will be discussed at the government meeting on Thursday, May 14.
What does “guarantee liquidity” mean?
Among the measures discussed by the two parties is one relating to “Guarantee financial liquidity“
This implies, among other things, the extension of the validity of the tickets sold for which the shows have not been performed, as well as the extension of the enforceability of VAT and the modification of the term to pay the tax withheld in Romania for non-citizens residents.
Romania is emerging from the state of emergency
We are two days from the moment when Romania leaves the state of emergency and enters alertness. From Friday, May 15, we will be able to leave the house without the declaration under our responsibility, but we will not be able to leave the city, unless it is necessary, and necessarily with paper.
The mask becomes mandatory in closed public spaces or on public transport.
Even if the state of emergency is lifted, in Romania the authorities announce that measures are still needed to combat the spread of the virus and therefore alertness for 30 days
This implies new obligations. For the Executive to implement them, these new measures must also be approved by Parliament.
