TIRANA, April 29/ATA/- The second aid package to support all individuals who have been affected by strict measures put in place by the Albanian government to mitigate spread of Covid-19 started to be implemented as of April 21, while there are 176 thousand families due to benefit, the Minister of Economy, Anila Denaj said.
During the meeting on the 2020 Budget amendments, Minister Denaj said that, the second support package includes for the first time big businesses, but also small business with a turnover of up to 14 million ALL, which have been allowed to stay open, but have been negatively affected due to the stay-at-home orders to contain the spread of the COVID-19 infection in the country.
“The beneficiaries of the so-called wartime salary approved under the government’s support package will be; 100 thousand employees in 46 520 businesses with an annual turnover of less than 14 million ALL, 26 thousand employees, of which 6 thousand fired in 1,286 businesses with an annual turnover of over 14 million ALL, 40 thousand employees fired in 6 300 businesses and 10 thousand employees in 1 214 businesses in the tourism sector, mainly accommodation structures,” Minister Denaj said.
“This Normative Act enables Sovereign Guarantee Instrument to stimulate lending in view of short-term relief of economic consequences by enabling additional funding for businesses affected by government decisions in the framework of measures against COVID 19,” she added.//a.i/
