Hungary: Subsidy to employers for research and development employees

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crowe.com (16.04.2020) As part of the economy recovery plan easing the economic issues caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, the Hungarian Government has announced an economy protection plan, with a focus on maintaining research and development jobs. The original regulation was amended by Government Decree 141/2020. (IV. 21.). The subsidy is available from the 16th of April. According to the modified regulation if an employer employs R&D employees, one subsidy application per corporate site may be submitted to the government office (defined by the geographical location of the employer’s headquarter/registered site) during the so-called emergency situation or within 1 month after the emergency situation ended.

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Employers' subsidy (for three months per employee) aimed at maintaining research and development jobs. The original regulation was amended by Government Decree 141/2020. (IV. 21.). The subsidy is available from the 16th of April. No other job-creating, job-maintaining or reduced-time employment support can be claimed for the same employee in addition to the wage subsidy for R&D employees.

The scope of the regulation has been extended until the end of the emergency situation defined in Decree 40/2020 On the declaration of a state of emergency. (III. 11.), and the changes must be applied to the ongoing subsidies.  

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