Aid for micro-businesses can go up to 5000 euros

&amp;NewLine;<p>As part of the support measures put in place to help businesses cope with the economic situation, and as part of the recovery of micro-businesses, the government is providing non-refundable subsidies of up to 80% for investments aimed at creating sanitary conditions suitable for the production of food. <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;portobeautiful&period;com&sol;covid-19-au-portugal-point-sur-la-situation&sol;">pandemic<&sol;a>&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading">Micro-business support of up to 5,000 euros <&sol;h2>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The government has launched a program to support the recovery of micro-businesses. <strong>non-refundable <&sol;strong>going<strong> up to 80&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt;<&sol;strong>&amp;comma; with amounts of up to five thousand euros &amp;comma; for investments aimed at creating sanitary conditions adapted to the pandemic&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The program is the brainchild of Nelson de Souza&amp;comma; Portugal's Minister of Planning&amp;lpar;Planeamento&amp;rpar;&amp;period; The program aims to support the recovery of the trade&amp;comma; traditional commerce&amp;comma; restaurants and personal services&amp;period; The presentation was made on Saturday at a signing ceremony between the Confederation of Commerce and the Directorate General of Health&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>According to Nelson de Souza, this program will provide micro-businesses with a non-refundable subsidy of up to 80% of the cost of bringing their business into compliance with health and safety standards. In addition, the subsidy may be retroactive to the date on which the first state of emergency was declared. <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;creer-une-entreprise-au-portugal&sol;">company<&sol;a><&sol;strong> can reach 5&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;000&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;euros&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>For the moment&amp;comma; the expenses eligible for this aid dedicated to micro-businesses have yet to be refined&amp;comma; investments&amp;comma; for the need for personal protective equipment&amp;comma; whether for employees or customers&amp;comma; hygiene equipment&amp;comma; contracts with cleaning companies&amp;period; It would seem that this aid can also be issued to businesses that proceed to create services&amp;comma; such as the creation of home delivery services&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;&amp;NewLine;<p>The process is intended to be simple and fluid&amp;comma; the Minister explaining that the application process will be "&amp;ThinSpace;simplified&amp;ThinSpace;"&amp;period; Payment will be made in two stages&amp;comma; the first payment &amp;lpar;of 50&amp;nbsp&amp;semi;&amp;percnt; of the sums invested&amp;rpar; will be made directly to the company&amp;period; The remaining amount will be paid solely through a statement of expenditure made by the company and confirmed by the <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;vivreauportugalconsulting&period;com&sol;creer-une-entreprise-au-portugal&sol;comptabilite-au-portugal&sol;">chartered accountant<&sol;a><&sol;strong> company&amp;period;<&sol;p>&amp;NewLine;