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Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca had, on Thursday, at the Victoria Palace of Government, a working meeting with the representatives of the Alliance for Tourism, the discussions being focused on the governmental measures to support the hospitality (HoReCa) industry, to solving the difficulties related to providing the labour force in this sector, the predictability of the public health norms, the promotion of Romania as a tourist destination and the support of the spa tourism.
According to a government release, the prime minister stressed, as a program to support the economic sectors affected by the protection measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the reintroduction of the furlough, a decision made in the Wednesday meeting of the government, in order to support employees and employers, equally.
The Minister of Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Constantin-Daniel Cadariu, informed that on Thursday, payments to the Agencies for Small and Medium Enterprises, Investment Attraction and Export Promotion (AIMMAIPE) began to be paid for the pro-quota, in the amount of over 1.1 billion RON, in the enforcement of the HoReCa state aid scheme, which will benefit 8,294 companies in the sector.
Another topic of interest addressed during the meeting was the one regarding the opportunities represented by the financing from European funds, but also the difficulties related to the provision of the necessary labour force for this sector, the provision of support for seasonal employees, the compensation of the taxes owed with those recovered from the state.
