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Coronavirus Comprehensive pandemic-related assistance for companies and self-employed individuals
With its comprehensive coronavirus assistance programmes, the German government provided targeted support to companies and self-employed individuals affected by the pandemic. A total of almost five million grant applications and around 170,000 loan applications were submitted.
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Coronavirus Comprehensive assistance during the coronavirus pandemic
Many companies, self-employed people and freelancers have been affected by closures and major revenue losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Comprehensive assistance is available to support them.
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 4: The event managers
The Covid-19 pandemic came as a real blow to the events sector. When all events were cancelled, Nadine Bortscheller and Ann-Kathrin Schmidt at first lost sleep over the situation. In the video, the two women explain why burying their heads in the sand was not an option, and what they want future policy to look like.
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 1: The mayor
The months of crisis since the outbreak of the pandemic have been weighing heavily on the mayor of the northern German city of Kiel, both on him as an individual and as a public figure with responsibilities for the city's inhabitants. Now Ulf Kämpfer, PhD, wants to make Kiel a model city for sustainability and digital technology. In the video, he explains how the stimulus package is helping him …
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Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 2: The single mother
When the Covid-19 pandemic started, single mother Yasemin Arpaci was caught unawares. She and her son were initially forced to manage the burden all on their own. In the video, she tells the story of how the two of them coped and what support they had.
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Federal property Principles of Good Corporate Governance
Part I: The Federation’s Public Corporate Governance Code
Part II: Guidelines for active management of companies in which the Federation has a holding -
Coronavirus How are you, Germany? Episode 3: The theatre director
When Oliver Tautorat was forced to shut his theatre in March 2020, his first reaction was one of fear: In this video, Oliver tells us how he, as a creative, was able to overcome the shock, which of the stimulus measures have allowed him to stay afloat until now, and how he plans to get back on track despite some big challenges.
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Coronavirus Emerging from the crisis with full strength
VAT in Germany will be reduced for a temporary period starting on 1 July 2020. The German Bundestag and Bundesrat have passed the Coronavirus Tax Assistance Act, which implements key parts of Germany’s unprecedented stimulus package. On top of the reduced VAT rate, measures include a bonus for families with children as well as extensive tax relief for single parents, businesses and other …
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Coronavirus German government adopts more extensive Quick Loan Programme
In light of the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis, the German government is launching an additional extensive programme to its protective shield for small and medium-sized businesses. Based on the modified Temporary Framework for state aid measures published on 3 April 2020 by the European Commission, the German government is now introducing a comprehensive Quick Loan Programme ( …
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Coronavirus Coronavirus: immediate federal economic assistance now available
Implementation of the federal scheme now ready in the German Länder