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Factsheet for measure LT-2022-42/3019 – measures in Lithuania
Country | Lithuania , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 11 October 2022 – 30 June 2023 |
Context | War in Ukraine |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Access to finance |
Author | Inga Blaziene (Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences) and Eurofound |
Measure added | 30 January 2023 (updated 02 June 2023) |
In compliance with the Order No 3D-518 and the Order No 3D-852 of the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania, on 11 October 2022, the National Agricultural Credit Guarantee Fund (NACGF), through selected financial intermediaries, started to provide soft loans to operators in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. The aim of the measure is to ensure liquidity of agricultural and fisheries companies and to reduce the impact of the crisis caused by the Russian Federation’s military aggression against Ukraine.
The soft loans are granted to operators engaged in primary production of agricultural products and cooperative companies engaged in processing or marketing of agricultural products, which have experienced liquidity difficulties after 1 February 2022 due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine or whose turnover has decreased by more than 10% compared to the same period last year. Soft loans under this measure are granted to finance working capital (i.e. for wages and related taxes; fuel and electricity for farm purposes; fertilisers, etc.). The loan amount is up to €500,000 per undertaking.
Loans are granted for a maximum period of 72 months and must be disbursed by 30 June 2023. Depending on the size of the borrower and the duration of the loan, fixed annual interest rates range from 1.28% to 3.03%.
The soft loans will be granted until 30 June 2023 and have a budget of €61 million.
According to the data provided by the NACGF, during the period from October to December 2022, 363 economic entities were granted loans for the total amount of €30 million.
Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
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Does not apply to workers |
Sector specific set of companies
|
Does not apply to citizens |
Actors | Funding |
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National government
Public support service providers |
National funds
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Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
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Role | No involvement | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
No information available.
No information available.
This case is sector-specific
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
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A - Agriculture, Forestry And Fishing | A1 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities |
A3 Fishing and aquaculture |
This case is not occupation-specific.
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Loans to the agricultural sector, measure LT-2022-42/3019 (measures in Lithuania), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/LT-2022-42_3019.html
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