As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 16th of May, 2020, the Croatian Government’s aid measures for the month of March were paid out by April the 15th, 2020. Now, given the fact that the 15th of May has passed, and the money has not yet been paid to everyone who is entitled to assistance of 4,000 kuna per worker, 24sata checked the information issued by the Croatian Government and whether or not it is true that there will be no money.
Rejecting such claims and obviously wishing to put an end to rumours of that sort, the Croatian Government has stated that the money is also secured for payments in May, and that it will be paid out in June.
”There is about 700 million kuna left to be paid out and it will be paid out week. Unlike the first round, checks are being done through the Pension Insurance Institute and through the Tax Administration, so it takes a bit longer.
We check the number of employees in each company that asked for help. Those who didn’t receive the full amount for all of their workers also don’t need to worry, although this is a small number of cases because it may happen that in one company, it might not be checked whether all of the workers are actually employed there.
The money is released in portions, and as soon as the rest of the situation is checked, the money arrives. We need to carry out these checks to avoid any irregularities. The money is there and will be provided for both April and May in the budget and business owners don’t need to worry about it,” stated the Ministry of Labour.
About 570,000 workers are expected to receive aid from the economic measures passed by the Croatian Government in April. About 1.6 billion kuna has already been paid out, with the aforementioned 700 million kuna still remaining to be paid.
The same source told 24sata that money has also been secured for liquidity loans, and that applications are being processed. The calling of the elections and the dissolving of the Croatian Parliament will not affect the flow of the Croatian Government’s aid, the source added.
To briefly recall, these government measures have been planned until early June, and after that they are due to stop, but the possibility is open for some to continue.
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