Launched a 2020 project for business start-up and development in Rezekne municipality

26.07.2020

Business

The municipality of Rezekne launches a project competition “support for the creation and development of companies in Rezekne municipality”.
Time of submission of project applications: 6 July to 5 August 2020 pl .16: 30. Total available funding: EUR 60 000.00
The maximum amount of the municipal financing (Granta) of the municipality of Rezekne per project – EUR 4500,00.
Additional funding:

  • for environmental availability EUR 2000.00
  •  for cooperative societies EUR 10 000.00

The co-financing of the project applicant shall not be less than 10 % from the amount of Grant applied for.
Objective:
The aim of the competition is to inspire active action and to support initiatives that are in line with the basic principles of sustainable business, ensure the creation of new jobs, innovative, increased value-added products and services that contribute to the development or diversification of new or existing economic activities.
Applicants for aid:
Natural and legal persons who:
• plans to carry out economic activities
commenced economic activity but no financial year has been entered into and whose net turnover within the last six months does not exceed EUR 15 000.00
• carry out economic activities and whose net turnover in the previous year is not more than EUR 30 000,00.
One applicant may submit only one project application. Funding is not allocated to persons with tax debts.
Eligible costs:
• Inventory, purchase of equipment (the costs of supply and installation may be included in the price) by which the product will be produced, processed, sorted, built, moved (other than vehicles referred to in point 3.12.1.), prepared for storage, packaged, stored or a service will be provided,
• Purchase of specific computer software
purchase of office machinery where the costs do not exceed 10% of the total eligible amount of the project, except where the computer hardware is necessary for the production process;
• construction materials for repair works of manufacturing or service facilities,
VAT if the aid applicant is not registered in the register of TAXABLE persons.
Non-assisted sectors:
international transport,
• provision of gambling services,
retail trade, except for the establishment of specialised trading venues for domestic production, wholesale trade,
manufacture or sale of alcohol and tobacco products (excluding small alcoholic beverages)
financial intermediation services,
manufacture or sale of firearms and ammunition (excl. cold weapons, arballet)
the aid is not granted to the sectors and activities referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of the European Commission of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid (hereinafter referred to as Commission Regulation No 1407/2013). Where the applicant is also active in the sectors and carries out the activities referred to in Article 1(1) of Commission Regulation No 1407/2013, it shall ensure that the activities of these sectors or costs are separated from those granted de minimis aid, ensuring that the activities in those sectors or the activities concerned do not benefit from the aid granted. *
* explanation: the primary production of agricultural products, the fisheries and aquaculture sector, activities related to exports to third countries or Member States are not supported.
Advice may be obtained from THE IUK Commercial Activity Officers Maija Hartmanes and Sanitas Zundas, by telephone or in private visit time and place in advance by telephone in May Hartmane 29110372; Sanita Zunda 26256394:, or by e-mail: maija.hartmane@rezeknesnovads.lv; sanita.zunda@rezeknesnovads.lv
Binding documents:
Project tender rules
Project_form
Cash-slip
Contract for project implementation
Sample project_ismaksu_aprekins
Methodology for filling out the form

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