TIRANA, April 13 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama said Monday he will announce an expanded economic package to help protect businesses, households and individuals from the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
PM Rama said that he will unveil the government’s second economic package at 7:00 pm.
The government head has earlier noted that the new extended package will include also all small businesses that have not been shut down due to the government orders, yet have suffered economic losses and haven’t almost operated at all as a result of the Covid-19 situation.
“The main object of the extended financial package includes small business activities, like woodworking shops, dressmaker shops, car repair shops, physiotherapy, licensed carwashes, travel and tourism agencies, plumbers, electricians, taxi drivers, workers of urban and interurban transportation lines,” PM Rama said.
The government head said that individuals, who earn their living by renting a property and have no other source of income, will be also included in the extended package.
PM Rama said that the package will also provide support to the workers of closed businesses with annual turnover of 14 million lek, tourism sector, garment and clothing industry and manufacturing businesses.
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