2. State Aid

Government subsidies and special relief resources allocated to support employers, and workers, in their efforts to maintain employment and pull through the crisis.

Current anti-crisis regulations introduce various forms of state support, including:

• Co-financing of the remuneration for employees affected by economic downtime or reduced working time;
• Allowance for self-employed and workers (except for employees);
• Payment of social security contributions taken over by the state, postponed, divided into instalments or cancelled;
• Additional care allowance;
• Temporary suspension of loan instalment payments;
• Non-returnable loan up to PLN 5,000 for micro entrepreneurs.