People wearing protective masks wave flags that read “Save individual entrepreneurs” and make noise during a mass protest of representatives of small and medium-sized business at the Ukrainian parliament on Dec. 1, 2020.
If the Ukrainian government imposes a new lockdown that affects local businesses, Ukrainian entrepreneurs can apply for one-time economic assistance and receive Hr 8,000 ($283) from the COVID-19 fund to continue working and avoid layoffs, according to a bill adopted by the parliament on Dec. 4.
Although the bill doesn’t specify what kind of businesses are eligible for the assistance, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov said on Nov. 26 that only officially registered entrepreneurs who work in the retail, hospitality, sports, culture or entertainment industries can apply for relief via the mobile application or website Diia.
