Entrepreneurs who apply for financial aid from the state, must pay their employees full salary. About this at the Cabinet meeting said the head of the Ministry of economy Maxim Reshetnikov. According to him, grants in the amount of the minimum wage will only partially compensate for the already paid salaries and are calculated primarily on the regions, not Moscow. The total size of the anti-crisis program on paper has already reached 2 trillion rubles, but the Cabinet recognises that some support measures do not work, and the money does not reach the recipients.
the fact that the government has decided to provide direct financial support to small and medium businesses, announced on the eve of Vladimir Putin. For a specific company, its volume will be calculated based on the total number of employees as at 1 April 2020, based on the amount 12130 rubles per person. To request assistance, which will be available in may and June, businesses must maintain at least 90% of staff said the President.
during Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov explained that the amount of support in the amount of one minimum wage does not mean that that is the amount they will receive at the hands of the employees affected by coronavirus crisis organizations.
“in Any case. Grants are, in fact, co-financing of company’s costs on employee benefits from the state. But people would pay in accordance with the Labour Code, as now provided,” – said Reshetnikov. According to him, initial calculations showed that 12.1 thousand rubles – about a third of average earnings in small businesses. “But when we looked at wages in the affected industries, it turned out that the state will subsidize even a little more than half the payroll,” – said the Minister.
however, he stressed that we are not talking about major cities. Authorities primarily focused on supporting small businesses in the regions. The system of grants was chosen in order not to tie the hands of entrepreneurs. The money received from the state, they will be able to send not only for co-financing of salaries, but other urgent needs – for example, payment of utilities or rent. However, deciding on the allocation of money, the authorities will be watching “what happened in the company with number of employees and paid whether it is wages,” warned the MP.
in Other words, for small businesses there is little that has changed. Tax breaks not given. Staff not dismiss were allowed, and ordered to pay full wages before requesting help. If you look at the experience of other countries, to allocate funds for compensation of 75% -100% of average wages, and running costs (for example, those We of lease payments) of entrepreneurs, the comparison will clearly not in our favor. However, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly said that when planning anti-crisis measures, each country is focused on the level of its economy and the depth of the crisis.
Those who do not have enough money right now, Maxim Reshetnikov advised to use free loans for payment of wages. However, immediately recognized that while this measure does not work. “I prozvanivatsya “hot line” of the three banks. Information given, but credits can not be obtained. The story that allegedly the government’s decision is still pending, then please call in may,” – said Reshetnikov.
According to him, the Ministry of economy understands that this program is unprofitable for banks. So I had to stay with them for a tough conversation to turn faster. “What do you mean unprofitable or not? – intervened Mikhail Mishustin, Is the order of the President”. According to him, Reshetnikov it is necessary to establish daily monitoring of the situation and make a plan of exit to the promised business of 150 billion rubles of loans. While the pace of implementation of the program leave much to be desired: requested by entrepreneurs from 24 billion rubles approved by all 1.5 billion, and issued and is 400 million rubles.
