These are the new measures to support employees and companies due to Covid (list with KAD)

The Ministries of Finance, Development and Investment, and Labor and Social Affairs are receiving a package of three additional measures to support workers and businesses in dealing with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in January.

These measures are as follows:

Extension of temporary suspensions of employees with special purpose compensation to additional sectors, by delimiting a percentage of employed staff that may be suspended.

From 1/1/2022 until 31/1/2022, only companies in the following sectors have the possibility to temporarily suspend 100% of their employees (Table A):

– Nightclubs and Bars
– Concert halls and professions related to music.

It is recalled that employees who are temporarily suspended from an employment contract are entitled to special purpose compensation, in proportion to the period they are suspended, estimated at an amount of 534 euros per month.

For the above period, the full insurance contributions, calculated on the nominal salary, are covered proportionally from the State Budget.

1.a. From 14/1/2022 until 31/1/2022, the possibility is extended for companies to suspend 100% of their employees in the following sectors (Table B.1):

– Performing arts and theaters
– Venues for events and spectacles
– Organization of weddings and events
– Playgrounds.

1.b. From 14/1/2022 until 31/1/2022, the possibility is extended for companies in the following sectors to suspend up to 25% of their employees and at least one employee (Table B.2):

– Focus
– Event catering services (catering)
– Hotels
– Travel agencies and reservation services
– Cinemas
Organization of conferences and trade fairs
– Gyms
– Sports education and sports activities
– Dance schools
– Physical well-being
– Amusement parks and theme parks
– Casino.

The cost of extending the measure is estimated at 30m euros for the remainder of January.

2. Special program to support companies in selected sectors that are significantly affected by the Public Investment Program

Eligible sectors include, but are not limited to:

Organization of conferences and trade fairs
– Events organisation
– Event catering services (catering)
– Dance schools
– Nightclubs.
– Conditions of application: Reduction of turnover between 2019 and 2020 by more than 50%.

Amount of aid: 8% on the turnover of 2019. Maximum aid: 400,000 euros.

The cost of the measure is estimated at 42 million euros, with funding from the NSRF-REACT EU.
Suspension of the payment of the January 2022 installment of regulated debts to the tax administration of companies that are significantly affected and employees whose employment contract is temporarily suspended

The companies that are significantly affected (according to the list of KAD whose 100% of the employees can be temporarily suspended as above), are given the possibility to suspend the payment of the January 2022 installment of regulated debts to the tax administration and its repayment is postponed to the end of the current regulation.

For the employees throughout the territory whose employment contract is suspended, the possibility of suspension of the payment of the January 2022 installment of regulated debts to the tax administration is provided and its repayment is postponed to the end of the current regulation.

The cost is estimated at 8 million euros.

TABLE A: KAD of companies that are already entitled to suspension of work from 1/1/2022 at a rate of 100%

There is a list of activity code numbers (main KAD or KAD with the highest income) of companies that are entitled to suspend up to 100% of the employees who maintained the 30th / 12/2021.

TABLE B.1: Additional KAD of companies entitled to suspension of work from 14/1/2022 at a rate of 100%

A list of additional activity code numbers (main KAD or KAD with the highest income) of companies which are entitled to suspend up to 100% of the employees who maintained the 30^the/12/2021.

TABLE B.2: Additional KAD of companies entitled to suspension of work from 14/1/2022 at a rate of 25%

A list of additional activity code numbers (main KAD or KAD with the highest income) of companies which are entitled to suspend up to 25% of the employees who maintained the 30^the/ 12/2021 and at least one employee.

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