Chinanews.com, April 1. According to the Greek "China-Greece Times" report, the Greek new crown pneumonia epidemic has a huge impact on the business economy, many companies have been forced to stop production and production, and many Chinese businessmen are under pressure. In order to better mitigate the negative impact of the epidemic on the people and the national economy, the authorities have introduced measures to implement effective aid subsidies to Greek self-employed and all taxpayers to help deal with the impact of the epidemic.

Recently, the Greek Finance Minister Staculas, the Minister of Development and Investment Georgiadis and the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Vorus jointly announced a new round of tax cuts and economic assistance programs, which are expected to increase by 12 billion euros.

Greek government spokesman Petesas also said recently that the country has announced a number of programs to help businesses and employees affected by the outbreak, and allocated 6 billion euros as a subsidy from March to April.

Can these subsidies be received by Chinese businessmen and new immigrants in Greece? How to take it? In response to these issues, a reporter from the China-Greek Times consulted and interviewed several senior accountants and the heads of Chinese firms.

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What subsidies does Greece offer to self-employed and corporate tenants?

During the epidemic, all commercial industries that were forced to close by the government could reduce rents by 40%, including the rent of homes of retail store owners and employees. However, due to the different types of registered companies, it is unclear whether many import-export trading companies and other wholesale-related companies, such as those operated by Chinese merchants, will be compensated during the epidemic.

According to the decree, retail stores throughout Greece will continue to be closed at least until April 11th, after which time will be considered based on the development of the epidemic.

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Who can apply for a government subsidy of € 800 for the outbreak? What conditions are needed? How do I get the subsidy?

From the end of March, the Greek epidemic subsidy application platform was officially opened to reduce the pressure on companies to pay salaries. For employees reporting to IKA, as well as individual retail operators, a government subsidy of 800 euros can be obtained, and freelancers will receive the same amount of subsidy.

It is reported that the subsidy from the compulsory closing of the government to April 30 needs to be applied from April 1st to 10th, but the employees who are not registered in the tax registration will not be able to get any subsidy.

All overseas Chinese businessmen who formally report taxes and work can apply for relevant subsidies, while new immigrants who hold a "golden visa" for buying a house don't allow work and cannot apply.

Employees need to provide their tax return type, name, tax online user name password, tax number, bank IBAN account number and other information to the accountant, so that they can continue to complete subsequent reporting, after which the subsidy will be directly credited into the account.

If I am dismissed during the epidemic, how can I apply for government benefits?

It is understood that the Greek government has stipulated that it is not possible to dismiss employees during the epidemic. The special period policy is the same as the dismissal of pregnant women, all employees will be protected by law. However, according to a recent law promulgated by the Greek authorities, units may be allowed to implement a shift work system of up to six months without layoffs, that is, each public employee only needs to work for two weeks per month, and the salary is correspondingly reduced by 50%.

Enterprises severely affected by the epidemic can suspend or even retain some employees to reduce their pressure to pay salaries. Those employees whose employment contracts have been suspended may apply for unemployment benefits according to the scope of the conditions.