Factsheet for measure
DE-2020-13/736
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Updated
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Baden-Württemberg: Emergency aid for businesses with up to 50 employees
Baden-Württemberg: Soforthilfe für Unternehmen bis zu 50 Arbeitnehmern
Background information
The Ministry of Economics, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg has launched an emergency aid program: Commercial companies, social enterprises and members of the liberal professions who are in an existentially threatening economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who suffer massive liquidity bottlenecks will receive a one-off, non-repayable grant.
The measures are legally implemented via the 'Ordinance of the state government about infection control measures against the spread of COVID-19 (Corona Regulation - CoronaVO, see sources), effective as of 17 March 2020.
Content of measure
The Ministry of Economics, Labour and Housing Baden-Württemberg has launched an emergency aid program for micro- and small companies, such as commercial companies, social enterprises and members of the liberal professions who are in an existentially threatening economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and who suffer massive liquidity bottlenecks will receive a one-off, non-repayable grant.
The emergency aid package stipulates that regional companies can apply for €9,000 (companies with up to 5 employees), €15,000 (up to 10 employees) or up to €30,000 (for up to 50 employees) of emergency aid assistance. All companies that were not in financial difficulties before the end of 2019 can apply for the grants. The regional emergency aid programme is a temporary measure to implement the one-off payments. However, the documents do not speak of a definite deadline. End of 2020 has been added as a time limit, as all cases should be dealt with by the end of the year.
Updates
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
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08 April 2021
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Already in April 2021, the state Baden-Württemberg announced to close this programme by the end of May 2021.
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09 October 2020
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While there is no specific information on the use of this single measure available, Baden-Württemberg was able to support approximately 250,000 businesses with €2 billion in emergency aid. This includes regional as well as national funds.
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Use of measure
No data at the moment available.
Target groups
Actors and funding
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Actors
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Funding
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Employers' organisations
Local / regional government
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Regional funds
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Social partners
Social partners' role in
designing the measure
and form of involvement:
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Trade unions
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Employers' organisations
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Role
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No involvement
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Consulted
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Form
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Not applicable
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Direct consultation outside a formal body
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Social partners' role in the
implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
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Unknown
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Main level of involvement: Regional or local level
Involvement
Social partner, such as the local chambers of commerce, are involved in the scheme by providing consultation and support to SMEs and the self-employed in applying for these grants.
Views and reactions
Social partner, such as the local chambers of commerce, are involved in the scheme by providing consultation and support to SMEs and the self-employed in applying for these grants.
Sources
