ZAGREB, Aug 23, 2020 – Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Tomislav Coric said on Saturday that the government’s job-keeping aid would be paid to enterprises and small businesses by the end of August, after entrepreneurs complained that most of the funds had not been paid.
“The funds for June and July will be paid by the end of this month. I talked today to my colleague (Labour Minister Josip) Aladrovic, and he confirmed this to me,” Coric told the RTL broadcaster.
Earlier in the day, the Voice of Entrepreneurs association warned that entrepreneurs and small businesses had not received job-keeping support for July and some even for June.
Coric said the reason for the delay was a somewhat more complex procedure compared to the first half of the year.
As for employers’ announcements that Croatia was in for a wave of layoffs, Coric said that jobs in Croatia “have been defended much better than in most European countries.”
He added that the government would continue supporting economic sectors that would continue experiencing problems, which, he said, would depend on the intensity of the economic crisis.
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