Hoffmeister-Kraut to tighten the Corona rules

according to Economic Minister Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut are facing other difficult months in which the state consistently supports companies and employees. The federal bridging aid IV is an important instrument. With an eight-point plan, Baden-Württemberg has made suggestions to improve these aids.

On the occasion of the additional restrictions by the infection, the Minister for Economy and Work Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut : "The Corona pandemic strikes with full force. We now have to try to break the fourth wave of infection. The consequences for society and the economy are serious. There are even more difficult months ahead of us in which we will again support companies and employees. Noopener "Target =" _ Blank "href =" https://www.ueberbrueckungshilfe-unternehmen.de/ubh/de/ueberbrueckungenhilfe/ueberbrueckungenhilfe-iii-plus/ueberbrueckhilfe-ii-plus.html "Class =" Link-External "> Rel = "NOFOLLOW NOOPENER" TARGET = "_ blank" https://www.ueberbrueckungenhilfe-unternehmen.de/ubh/navigation/de/neustarthilfen/neusthilfe-plus/neusthilfe-plus.html "Class =" Link-external "> Start again and then our national supplementary program The bridging aid IV as well as the re-starting aid until the end of March 2022. In addition, there is the Special funds ", the minister explained.

"With the announcement of the bridging aid IV, the Federal Government has set an important signal for our companies. However, so that the instrument works perfectly, improvements are required. My company has developed concrete suggestions in an eight-point plan with which I wrote to Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier today," said Hoffmeister-Kraut. Now it has to be traded quickly.

uncomplicated access to the aids even without locking

In particular, the Federal Government must now clarify as quickly as possible that companies that have to restrict or hire their business for profitability can have uncomplicated access to bridging aid, even if a closure has not been expressly ordered. This is intended to mitigate the effects of pandemic in the affected industries market clerks and showmen, event and cultural sector, in the catering and in craft and retail. Since the companies have to decide on a possible closure in the next few days, we need clarity immediately, ”said the minister.

"In addition, we consider it necessary that the sales threshold will be reduced to 20 percent and the maximum rate of the fixed cost reimbursement remains 100 percent and is not reduced to 90 percent as planned." In addition, it is urgently needed that the particularly hard market traders and showmen are given access to the aids.

Lighter access to short -time work money

and the long -term effects on retail must also be taken into account. Promoting the special depreciation of inventory is correct and important. However, this would not cover all costs. This does not apply to costs that go beyond the loss of value of the goods, such as acquisition or manufacturing costs. Therefore, retailers should receive a surcharge of 25 percent.

The instrument of short-time work makes another important contribution to cushion the effects of the corona measures. The Federal Government has already extended the essential regulations for relieved access to short -time work money until March 31, 2022. "In addition, heavily affected companies - for example in the catering, hotel industry and event industry - have to be supplied uncomplicated." Access to short -time work money without the need to be justified in individual cases. The current effects of the Corona decisions are therefore to be classified nationwide by regulation as a inevitable event. "This was demanding Hoffmeister-Kraut in a letter to Federal Minister Heil.

"It is also important that we still close remaining gaps in support with our proven state programs: the fictive entrepreneurial wages , to repayment allowance corona and the Advice on the corona crisis . is extended, ”announced the minister. “Baden-Württemberg is the only federal state that has been provided by the company's shammer's wage as a supplement to the country since the beginning of the pandemic.