Compensatory measures for businesses hit by restrictions to be discussed Friday

The premier said that all ministers concerned with economy-related departments would hold a meeting on Friday morning with owners and managers of the businesses affected by the latest anti-COVID measures to discuss counter-measures aimed at easing this situation.

In that context, he recalled job-retention measures, including a 4,000 kuna grant per employee per month for the worst hit businesses and other steps taken in the spring.

The government and the state-run HAMAG-BICRO agency will undertake some other steps such as loans for these businesses.

Plenkovic said that additional measures would also be considered and underscored that his cabinet was against a full lock-down of the enterprise sector.