Minister Hristo Prodanov signed an order to support the tourism sector worth 30 million levs

2 220 are the enterprises approved for funding

The Ministry of Tourism approved for funding 2220 applications under Scheme BG-176789478-2021-05 – Support for enterprises operating in one of the following codes under the Classification of Economic Activities (NACE.BG-2008) of the National Statistical Institute – 55, 56, 79, 82.3, 86, 90, 93, and 96.04 worth 30 million levs. The measure is a state aid scheme in the form of direct grants according to section 3.1 of the State Aid Temporary Framework to support the economy during COVID-19. The application and evaluation of aid applications took place in the Management System of National Investments (NIMS).

The grants are awarded once and are distributed proportionally according to the number of applications submitted and admitted for support and realized turnover excluding VAT in 2019, but the individual maximum amount of aid for eligible applicants must not exceed 20% of this turnover.

The total number of applicants who submitted applications under the scheme within the established period is 2799. The grant that each company receives is 1.14% of the turnover for 2019. The funds will be transferred by bank transfer within the first week of 2022.

In connection with the completion of the work of the Evaluation Committee for review and conformity assessment of applications submitted under Scheme BG-176789478-2021-05 – Support for enterprises operating in one of the following codes of the Classification of Economic Activities (NACE.BG-2008) of the National Statistical Institute – 55, 56, 79, 82.3, 86, 90, 93, 96.04, the Ministry of Tourism publishes on its institutional page a list of assisted enterprises under Scheme BG-176789478-2021-05, which can be found in the attached file: