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Berlin (dpa) - The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Affairs have reached an agreement on improvements to financial aid for companies and the self-employed, according to information from the German Press Agency.
Higher grants and simpler conditions are foreseen.
The understanding comes shortly before talks between the federal and state governments on the corona crisis.
There they are discussing a continuation of the lockdown into February as well as possible stricter rules.
Economy Minister Peter Altmaier (CDU) said on Tuesday in the RTL / ntv show “Frühstart”: “In the next few weeks, because many are doing badly and they are desperately waiting for help, we will have to help again in the double-digit billions we want it to be less bureaucratic.
We want it to happen faster. "
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With the improvements, the federal government is also responding to increasing criticism from business associations, which accused the federal government of slow implementation of the aid and too much bureaucracy.
The funding system should now be made simpler and the aids extended.
How many billions in addition this would cost was initially unclear.
Both Altmaier and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) had announced a simplification of the conditions and an expansion of aid.
Altmaier said of the criticism from the economy about the slow implementation of the aid, it was about a lot of taxpayers' money.
You also have to make sure that there is little abuse.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210119-99-80973 / 4
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