On 18 January 2021, the Andrej Babiš cabinet approved the Government’s request to extend the state of emergency for another 30 days, i.e. until 21 February 2021. The measures included in this State of emergency are given below:
The government also took up several support programmes to assist segments of the economy hit by the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic. It approved an extension of the Covid – Spas subsidy heading for the period from 1 January 2021 to 30 June 2021.
The government also discussed and approved the launching of two guarantee programmes through which the state will guarantee the loans of businesses affected by the coronavirus through the Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank. The first guarantee programme Covid Guarantee TA will also concern travel agencies, in particular small and medium ones, which will be able to draw a state-guaranteed loan to cover legally mandated bankruptcy insurance. The support will be provided for a single insurance period started between 1 October 2020 and 31 December 2021. On the other hand, the second guarantee programme Covid Guarantee – Sport is meant to help address the current problems of self-employed persons and SMEs operating in the sports sector. A bank guarantee from the Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank is meant to help them acquire a loan from commercial banks despite an unfavourable financial position. The programme will be funded from European resources, with the call for submissions to be announced by the end of January.
