A moratorium had been granted to taxpayers until June 30,2020 to fulfill their obligations with the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI),stating that within this period taxpayers will have to settle the payment of taxes; proceed to the declaration and payment of income tax,without late payment…

Socially vulnerable citizens will receive an additional 600 GEL from the state for the period of six months

Luxembourg residents who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic are asked to use the online form to speed up the job search notification process.

The state undertakes to provide citizens who were employed in the informal sector,or considered themselves self-employed,with a one-time assistance of 300 GEL after they are identified by the social assistance services,based on a maximum simplified way of identification. An approximate budget of…

Change in calculation of bonuses for professionals working in relevant jobs during the crisis.
"Under normal circumstances,for employees undergoing professional redeployment who are eligible for a compensatory benefit (indemnité compensatoire),each bonus payment is taken into account…

All persons who will retain their jobs,and all the companies that will retain jobs will receive a full subsidy of salary payment of up to 750 GEL for the period of six months in terms of income tax payments. According to the Prime Minister,the budget for this assistance is 250 million GEL.…

Due to the extraordinary situation on the labour market triggered by the COVID-19 health crisis,jobseekers registered with ADEM may currently face difficulties in finding a new job.
For this reason,the entitlement to unemployment benefit is extended for the duration of the crisis. This…

Assisting the citizens in terms of utility bills that was made for 1.2 million citizens; We are talking about water,waste management and electricity bills; In addition,we have subsidized bills for the use of natural gas for more than 670,000 families and have allocated 150 million GEL from the…

Draft amendments have been made in the Law on State Social Assistance and the Rules for applying,assigning,granting and refusing to receive social assistance. Thus,under the current legislation,the e-system automatically refuses to provide targeted social assistance when the average monthly…

All hired employees who officially worked and lost their jobs,income during the crisis after the declaration of the state of emergency and cannot receive their salaries,will receive assistance from the state in the amount of 1200 GEL (about $376.77) over a period of six months. This means that…

increase of monthly preferential electricity consumption limit for citizens by 100 kilowatts per hour in April and May - from 300 kW/h to 400 kW/h

A waiver of all health expenditures if incurred due to COVID-19

Starting from April 9,the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan began to pay a lump sum (190 manat) to the unemployed,as part of measures to combat the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
Within the framework of the social package 190 manat ($112)…

NIS pensioners will receive their two fortnightly payments in one payment.

Persons who are laid off will immediately have the opportunity to get their unemployment benefits,guaranteeing them 60 per cent of their insurable earnings,up to a limit of 26 weeks. The National Insurance Board has agreed to relax the requirement to visit the employment exchange at Warrens.…

A new food assistance initiative will distribute 240 000 baskets of basic food items to persons that have been assessed to be most vulnerable to the impact of quarantine measures.

We will direct R50 billion towards relieving the plight of those who are most desperately affected by the coronavirus.
This means that child support grant beneficiaries will receive an extra R300 in May and from June to October they will receive an additional R500 each month.

For employers hiring at least 50 employees as at 30 June 2019,the deadline for entering into employee pension plan agreements is to be extended to September 2020.

As part of its commitment to mitigate the adverse financial impact of
the lockdown on economic operators,Government is waiving the fees
payable by sellers of vegetables,haberdashery and general merchandise in
markets around the island during the curfew period. For those who…

Ensure public works participation for 50 thousand new beneficiaries

For the duration of the outbreak,the requirements of the Universal Credit
Program will be temporarily relaxed for those who have COVID-19 or are
self-isolating according to government advice. People will be able to claim
Universal Credit and access advance payments upfront…

Expand the coverage of unemployment insurance payments and create
proactive appointment mechanism.

The UK would raise its main state-paid benefit. The universal credit standard
allowance for the next 12 months would increase by 1,000 pounds a year,
with the working tax credit basic element rising by the same amount as well.
It is expected that the measures will benefit…

Continue to pay insurance payments and stipends during the special quarantine regime for persons whose unemployment insurance payments have expired but are not employed,and
students who are in break from vocational training courses.

Extension of the duration of the social allowances for low-income families that expire in March-June for 6 months (or until a child reaches age of 2 or 14,depending on a social allowance) (additional USD 60 million). Moreover,Government is about to approve amendments to simplify the application…