Background information

The prolonged closure of the activities imposed by the Law Decree no. 19, issued on 25 March 2020 (articles 1 and 2), converted into the Law no. 35, issued on 22 May 2020, has undermined the financial sustainability of the economic activities affected. Accordingly, in order to favour the continuity and the survival of these closed activities, the Law Decree no. 73 (article 2), issued on 25 May 2021, introduced a specific fund to support closed economic activities.

Content of measure

The Law Decree no. 73 (article 2), issued on 25 May 2021, introduced a specific fund to support closed economic activities. Specifically, it provides a financial support to those activities which have remained closed as according to the legislative provisions for at least four months during the period between 1 January 2021 and the day of the implementation of the Law Decree no. 73/2021.

The Ministry for the Economic Development establishes the "Fund to support closed economic activities" with a total endowment of €100 million for the year 2021, according to the article 77 of the Law Decree no. 73/2021.

Use of measure

Data on the use of the measures are not available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Applies to all businesses	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government	National funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement as case not in social partner domain	No involvement as case not in social partner domain
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• No involvement
• Main level of involvement: N/A

Involvement

The social partners have not been involved.

Views and reactions

The social partners have not been involved.

Sources

• 25 May 2021: Law Decree no. 73/2021 (www.gazzettaufficiale.it)