Business Ombudsman Boris Titov believes that the 90-percent threshold of preservation the state to receive the business support you need to reduce. According to him, entrepreneurs are difficult to achieve such a measure. “Employers are increasingly saying that the parameter for saving at least 90% of jobs by 1 April is very tough. The Russian government is taking measures to support, with some time lag. We offered the option of 90% at the end of March, and at that time it was urgent,” TASS said Mr. Titov. He said that earlier it was proposed to allow to send employees on leave with pay in the amount of one minimum wage, and then to compensate for the payment. According to Boris Titov, if employers know about this possibility, they would not have to lay off employees. “And when these payments became known, the business has had to optimize all the costs. Of course, now it would cost rate to adjust downward,”— said the Ombudsman. We will remind, on April, 15th the President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced new measures to support business. In particular, small and medium enterprises can provide free assistance on salaries — on 12,1 thousand rbl. on the employee. The condition of receipt of assistance — preservation of at least 90% of staff on 1 April. What kind of support has already had entrepreneurs, read in the material “Kommersant” “How much oxygen is added to the economy.”
