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Factsheet for measure LU-2020-51/1661 – Updated – measures in Luxembourg
Country | Luxembourg , applies nationwide |
Time period | Temporary, 19 December 2020 – 28 February 2022 |
Context | COVID-19 |
Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) |
Author | Roland Maas |
Measure added | 06 January 2021 (updated 01 June 2022) |
In order to cushion the direct and indirect economic repercussions of the new restrictive measures within the context of the pandemic, the government has decided to extend the benefit of the State's temporary contribution to the uncovered costs of certain companies provided for by the Law of 19 December 2020 to companies in the in-store retail sector and similar sectors, such as the personal care sector.
Legal framework: Law of 19 December 2020 having as object the setting up of a temporary State contribution to the uncovered costs of certain companies (Loi du 19 décembre 2020 ayant pour objet la mise en place d’une contribution temporaire de l’État aux coûts non couverts de certaines entreprises, Mémorial A 1036 du 21/12/2020. and the Law of 24 December 2020 amending the law of 17 July 2020 on measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and the law of 19 December 2020 having as object the setting up of a temporary State contribution to the uncovered costs of certain undertakings (Loi du 24 décembre 2020 modifiant 1° la loi modifiée du 17 juillet 2020 sur les mesures de lutte contre la pandémie Covid-19 ; 2° la loi modifiée du 19 décembre 2020 ayant pour objet la mise en place d’une contribution temporaire de l’État aux coûts non couverts de certaines entreprises. Mémorial A 1082 du 24/12/2020).
The "uncovered costs" can be determined as the difference between total income, subsidies for the compensation of the partially unemployed, other public aid and insurance benefits received and the amount corresponding to 75% of operating costs. By way of derogation from the above, an amount corresponding to 100% of operating costs will be taken into account if the enterprise has been subject to a closure obligation. The maximum aid intensity will be 70% of the "uncovered costs" for medium and large enterprises and 90% of the uncovered costs for micro and small enterprises, but the total amount of aid may not exceed €20,000 for a micro enterprise, €100 000 for a small enterprise and €200,000 for a medium or large enterprise. The concerned sectors are: sectors of tourism, catering, events, culture, entertainment, continuing vocational training organisations, companies in the in-store retail sector and similar sectors, such as the personal care sector.
The following updates to this measure have been made after it came into effect.
11 February 2022 |
The aid for uncovered costs has been extended for the months of January 2022 to February 2022 inclusive |
16 July 2021 |
This aid has been extended for the months of November to December 2021 inclusive. |
02 June 2021 |
On 2 June 2021, the Council of Government approved an extension of the State's temporary contribution to the uncovered costs, put in place by the law of 19 December 2020.The measure has been extended until 31 October 2021. |
12 February 2021 |
On February 12, 2021, the Council of Government approved an extension of the State's temporary contribution to the uncovered costs, put in place by the law of 19 December 2020.The measure has been extended until June, 30 2021. |
Until 1st March 2021, 713 non refundable eligible applications has been processed and €11,963,694 were transferred.
Until 22 September 2021, 7,067 non refundable eligible applications has been processed and €125,712,503 were transferred.
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
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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 | Unknown | Unknown |
Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
Unknown.
No information.
This case is sector-specific (only private sector)
Economic area | Sector (NACE level 2) |
---|---|
P - Education | P85 Education |
Q - Human Health And Social Work Activities | Q87 Residential care activities |
Q88 Social work activities without accommodation | |
R - Arts, Entertainment And Recreation | R90 Creative, arts and entertainment activities |
R91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities | |
R92 Gambling and betting activities | |
S - Other Service Activities | S95 Repair of computers and personal and household goods |
This case is not occupation-specific.
Citation
Eurofound (2021), Extension of temporary state contribution to uncovered costs of companies, measure LU-2020-51/1661 (measures in Luxembourg), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/LU-2020-51_1661.html
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