The “Cura Italia“ decree was launched last night, which contains a series of extraordinary economic measures to compensate for the economic damage caused by the health emergency of the coronavirus. Among the sectors covered by the decree there is also the agri-food sector, protagonist of the following measures:
€ 100 million fund to support agricultural businesses; appropriation of € 100 million to facilitate access to credit;
increase from 50% to 70% of the advance payments of the Pac contributions for a total value of over one billion euro; redundancy fund notwithstanding for all agricultural workers and protection for seasonal workers without continuity of employment; allowance for fixed-term agricultural workers; increase of the indigent fund of 50 million euro to ensure the distribution of foodstuffs, in addition to the 6 million already destined in the past few days for the purchase of raw milk, in accordance with the food waste table;
suspension of instalments until 30 September for mortgages and other repayment loans, also completed through the issue of agricultural bills.
SOURCE: AGRINOTIZIE.IT