Measures for providing financial support for small and medium enterprises from non-reimbursable external funds within the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014-2020, in the context of the crisis caused by the Sars Cov-2 virus in Romania

ABSTRACT

Emergency Ordinance no. 130 / 31.07.2020provides for 3 main forms of financial support from non-reimbursable external funds, related to the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014 - 2020, in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, for SMEs whose activity has been affected by the spread of the virus or whose activity has been prohibited by military ordinances during the state of emergency and / or during the state of alert 1. Micro-grants granted from non-reimbursable external funds in the form of a lump sum;2. Grants for working capital granted to beneficiaries in the form of a lump sum and as a percentage of turnover;3. Grants for productive investments granted to SMEs, necessary for the expansion / rehabilitation / modernization of existing production capacities, the realization of new production capacities, the purchase of equipment, machinery and installations, as well as for the modernization, rehabilitation, expansion existing buildings or the purchase of buildings for new production activities, including for the purchase of land necessary for investments up to 10% of the value of projects subject to financing applications.