The municipality of Linköping

Niklas Borg (M):

1. Student lunches for upper secondary school in the spring of 2020, which contributed to 200 restaurants and cafés having increased opportunities to survive.

Kickstart Linköping.

SEK 10 million to support the hospitality industry from the pandemic.

3. Support package for the restaurant industry, with abolished supervision fees for serving permits, abolished land lease fees for outdoor restaurants, the possibility of having outdoor dining for a longer period of time and with larger areas, etc.

Mjölby municipality

Cecilia Burenby (S)

1. We have invested extra in accessibility at the business office and support the companies through advice and information about the various subsidies nationally that the companies have been able to apply for.

A municipal support package with a number of reliefs in terms of permits and fees was introduced to make it easier for companies.

On two occasions, we gave our employees gift cards that they could use at shops and companies in the municipality.

Outer municipality

Elisabet Hagström (C)

1. Home delivery of food.

Benefits the stores in Ydre.

2. All employees in the Municipality received SEK 1,000 for Christmas to shop for.

All VAT-reported companies had the opportunity to join an app.

3. Help with rent, etc., You can get a deferral of payment.

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Valdemarsvik municipality

Jenny Elander Ek (C):

1. Focused a lot on informing through our channels about the regional efforts and state support that have been decided.

2. In collaboration with the business community, gave gift cards to our employees to use in local restaurants and shops on two occasions (summer and Christmas)

Decided on extra support for companies in crisis in the restaurant and café industry corresponding to costs for supervision in 2020 and 2021.

Vadstena municipality

Peter Karlsson (M):

Contributed with information support to entrepreneurs through a pilot function regarding.

various state aid measures.

2. Offers temporary solutions for street and square sales and encourages local trade.

3. Fast, flexible and solution-oriented municipal exercise of authority for companies.

Kinda municipality

Jennie Blomberg, Development and Quality Manager:

Fast handling of applications for outdoor cafes and outdoor sales.

We will be generous with permits, even for stores that, for example, want to conduct sales outside their premises. We want to make it easier for stores and restaurants to have sales and serving outdoors.

Advice instead of inspections in certain areas of supervision.

Kinda municipality pauses inspections in certain areas of supervision.

Inspections that are important due to ongoing virus outbreaks or in order to protect human life and health in general, as well as environmental inspections will be carried out.

The supervisory units also focus on advising companies that need to reorganize their operations due to the situation - for example, a restaurant that wants to start serving food or a café that wants take-away.

Hire a staff.

We are investigating the possibilities of being able to hire staff from the business community in the short term to cover excessive sickness absence in the municipality's operations.

Söderköping municipality

Martin Sjölander (M):

Gift certificates to the staff.

2. Joint marketing efforts, including: #supportyourlocal # söderköpingsjul.

3. Adjustments regarding parking times, deferral of invoice payment, free squares, roofs on outdoor cafes and so on.

Gotland Region

Eva Nypelius (C):

In total, we have taken 4 different package of measures with about 50 measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on business and society.

Three most important for the business community in 2019 is difficult to say, because it looks different in different industries, but the hospitality industry is hardest hit;

Previously, there was the opportunity for outdoor cafes and provided the land free of charge. Deferral with payments, lunch coupons at local restaurants and shops for high school students.

But several measures were taken and right now we are preparing cases on measures needed during this year.

Åtvidaberg municipality

Thomas Lidberg (S):

Weekly digital meetings where representatives from companies, the municipality (both politics and administration) and Näringslivcentrum i Åtvidaberg AB (NC) participated and exchanged information.

2. The municipality has decided to be able to allow deferral of payments to the municipality and the possibility of faster payment than normal.

NC has acted as a knowledge bank and has been able to guide companies that have questions regarding various forms of support.

Ödeshög municipality

Annicki Oscarsson (KD):

1. When Coronan struck in March -20, the municipality quickly decided on a Support Package for companies with simplified rules on supervision and fees.

2. The municipality has actively communicated information and guided around the state support initiatives that have been rolled out.

3. The campaign #stötödödeshög, where we encouraged citizens to support the local business community, and that the employees in the municipality received a summer gift and Christmas present in the form of digital gift cards that could be used in the local trade.

This has paved the way for private companies to choose to give staff digital gift cards that are used locally.

Municipality of Norrköping

Olle Vikmång (S):

1. Gifts of thanks to employees in the form of gift cards for use in the local business community for a total of SEK 21 million

2. Repaid fees for land leases and serving permits for the year 2020 á a total of SEK 4 million

3. Postpaid fees for land leases and serving permits for the year 2021 á a total of SEK 4 million

Missed answers

Despite persistent attempts, answers have unfortunately not been received from the municipal board chairman in the following municipalities:


Motala

,

Finspång

and 

Boxholm

.