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Factsheet for measure LU-2023-27/3200 – measures in Luxembourg
| Country | Luxembourg , applies nationwide |
| Time period | Open ended, started on 07 July 2023 |
| Context | Cost of Living Crisis |
| Type | Legislations or other statutory regulations |
| Category |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat
– Direct subsidies (full or partial) or damage compensation |
| Author | Patrick Thill (LISER) and Eurofound |
| Measure added | 05 June 2023 (updated 11 December 2023) |
In the current economic situation creates difficulties for those who decide to start a new business. To support new small entrepreneurs in the future, on 14 March 2023 the Minister for Small and Medium-sized Businesses, Lex Delles, presented Bill 8115 on the new aid scheme to the members of the Small and Medium-sized Businesses Committee.
On 7 July the new law came into force, introducing aid for the first-time creation of micro-enterprises, i.e. any business employing fewer than 10 people and with an annual turnover or annual balance sheet total not exceeding €2 million and meeting the criteria set out in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014.
The aim is to help these businesses overcome the liquidity problems they often face during the first period of activity by granting them lump-sum non-refundable monthly subsidies of €2,000 over a six-month period.
The aid is intended for the same craft and commercial activities as the investment aid provided for in the Act of 9 August 2018 on an aid scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is reserved for newly created businesses, defined as businesses that carry out a new activity, as opposed to businesses that take over an existing activity, and which have held their establishment permit for no more than 6 months. The bill provides for various other criteria relating to the individual entrepreneur, which must be met in order to benefit from the aid
No information available.
| Workers | Businesses | Citizens |
|---|---|---|
| Does not apply to workers |
One person or microenterprises
Start-ups |
Does not apply to citizens |
| Actors | Funding |
|---|---|
|
National government
Company / Companies |
National funds
|
Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:
| Trade unions | Employers' organisations | |
|---|---|---|
| Role | Informed | Informed |
| Form | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:
No reliable information.
No available information.
Citation
Eurofound (2023), Support for micro-enterprises in an unfavourable economic environment, measure LU-2023-27/3200 (measures in Luxembourg), EU PolicyWatch, Dublin, https://static.eurofound.europa.eu/covid19db/cases/LU-2023-27_3200.html
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