Schwerin (dpa/mv) – Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Economics Minister is pleased to approve plans to approve hardship aid for companies that rely on heating oil, wood and pellets. “This is absolutely the right signal, which the economy has been waiting for a long time,” said Reinhard Meyer on Tuesday in Schwerin. However, due to the back and forth in Berlin, time was wasted unnecessarily.
As the German Press Agency learned on Tuesday, according to an agreement reached by the traffic light economic politicians in Berlin, the funds for the hardship regulation are to be increased by 25 million euros. At the end of January, the budget committee of the Bundestag released 375 million euros for hardship support for small and medium-sized companies – but this did not include any aid for heating oil and pellets.
State Minister of Economics Meyer emphasized the importance of supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumers: “It is crucial that the originally agreed support for hardship aid is made available in full,” he said.
According to the information, the north-east is to receive 20 million euros in SME hardship funds from the federal government and funds in the same amount from the state treasury. In addition, there are 10 million euros for loans in the event of material price increases and supply chain disruptions. According to the ministry in Schwerin, there are also guarantees and loans to ensure liquidity.
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