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The Government Restart Grant for Small Businesses

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What is the government restart grant?

The Government has released details of the new €250 million Restart Grant Scheme. This scheme is designed to give direct grant aid of between €2,000 and €10,000 to micro and small businesses based on commercial rates bills from 2019.

What are the main points of the Restart Grant Scheme?

  • It applies to businesses with sales of less than €5 million, employing 50 people or less.
  • The business must have closed or suffered a 25% drop in sales to 30th June 2020.
  • This Grant is a contribution towards the costs of re-opening or keeping a business operational and re-connecting with employees and customers.

 

This scheme is open for applications from Friday 22nd May 2020 through The Local Authorities.

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