Aragon returns nearly 72 million to State for direct assistance to companies for covid

One out of every two euros the central government has allocated to Aragon to help the SMEs and self-employed people hardest hit by the economic devastation of the pandemic has not been allocated. In particular, they remained € 71.7 million, 50.7% of the 141.3 million allocated According to the information provided to this newspaper by the Ministry of the Treasury, some autonomous community has already been returned to the State coffers. The Regional Manager was able to award a total of two calls. EUR 69.6 million among 4,205 beneficiary companies Meeting the requirements set by the Ministry of Economic Affairs to distribute the extraordinary fund to support commercial solvency, contained in Royal Decree 5/2021.

DGA tried to fail in the third round for the distribution of the surplus. To this end, it reached an agreement at the end of December 2021 with the hospitality industry and business organizations to request the use of unallocated money from Madrid. a new assistance model with more flexible terms, however, the attempt was unsuccessful and last June Pignatelli transferred the surplus to the Public Treasury.

In the first call for these direct aids, opened in June 2021, the Government of Aragon47.1 million distributed among approximately 2,600 companies. Four months later, a second round was launched after the ministry accepted some changes to the grant terms. 19 million more among around 1,600 beneficiaries. Nearly 4 million more were given after proper approval was given. requests received.

At the national level, the autonomous communities have repaid 25% of the funds to the state, ie 1,700 million of the 7,000 given to them. Just Balearic and Canary IslandsWhoever got the special treatment in the plan and received the largest amount (2,000 million) was able to realize all the aid due to the fact that they have a greater volume of tourism and therefore suitable companies. Just like Aragon. More than half of Castilla-La Mancha, Murcia, the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Valencia returned to the province. Andalusia, Extremadura, Cantabria and Castilla y León, about 40%. Navarra and La Rioja, third. And Galicia, quarter. Madrid and Catalonia have better percentages for having a more voluminous, productive fabric, but still returned 103 and 137 million, respectively.

The data highlights the gray balance of this public hotline initiated by the State, particularly to compensate for losses in businesses due to epidemics and health restrictions. sectors such as accommodation. Gezi. source of money They took much longer to arrive than in other European countries, and when approved, they were made with very stringent conditions that greatly limited companies that could seek subsidies.

This has been warned by entrepreneurs and self-employed people who warned that the money would not reach those in need due to the restrictive requirements demanded by the central government in the summer of 2021. The Government of Aragon shared these criticisms, and the Minister of Finance, Carlos Pérez Anadón, therefore sent several letters to the Ministers of Economy and Finance, Nadia Calviño and María Jesús Montero, respectively. conditions will improve.

For this purpose, increased the number of economic activities that can benefit from the aid to 491, 396 set the longest possible period specified by the Government of Spain.

They recall, but stress, from the DGA’s Treasury Department, which is responsible for managing these funds, that it is the ministry headed by Vice President Nadia Calviño that determines the criteria for the distribution of aid and the scope of action. thatto “perfect” and “exemplary” management What the community does within the margin and “tight” deadlines set from Madrid.

The DGA sought to loosen and expand all the possibilities allowed by the royal decree governing this line of support for companies. National Code of Economic Activity CNAES — ranging from the originally proposed 95 code to 491 approved by Aragon — and deadlines for submission leave ample space. time limit Encourage a second call to extend the benefits of this measure to as many companies and freelancers as possible.

Source: Informacion

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