Support for retail outlets Obchůdek 2021+
The Ministry of Industry and Trade, under the leadership of Karel Havlíček, announced a programme to support retail outlets selling food and mixed goods in municipalities with a population of up to 1,000. In this programme, it is possible to apply for financial support of up to CZK 100 000.
The support can be used in all regions except Prague.
Parameters
- The maximum subsidy for a colonial per year is CZK 100,000.
- 1st call in 2021 last call in 2025.
- The applicant applies to the county that provides the financial support.
Definition of beneficiary of the grant and beneficiary of the financial aid
On the date of submission of the application, the beneficiary of the financial support (applicant) must:
- have a licence to conduct business in the Czech Republic corresponding to the supported economic activity for which the project is implemented; the supported CZ-NACE fall under 47.11 Retail trade with a predominance of food, beverages and tobacco products in non-specialised stores,
- to operate a shop in a municipality with a population of less than 1,000 or in a municipality with a population of 3,000 or less whose local districts have a population of less than 1,000,
- be registered as an income tax payer with the tax office according to §125, paragraph 1 of Act No. 280/2009 Coll., Tax Code, as amended,
- be, according to his/her affidavit, free of arrears to the selected institutions and to the providers of support from projects co-financed from the EU budget,
- prove that it has no arrears of wages owed by its employees, according to its affidavit.
- prove that it has no arrears to the selected institutions and to the providers of support from projects co-financed from the EU budget. Arrears in arrears or an agreement to settle arrears shall be deemed to be settled arrears,
- prove that it has no outstanding wage claims from its employees.
An entity cannot be a beneficiary of financial support if, at the date of application:
- pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of Act No. 182/2006 Coll., the Insolvency Act, its bankruptcy has been resolved (if the court authorises a reorganisation which is fulfilled by the company, the company is not regarded as bankrupt) – verified by the county according to the public registers,
- the social service provider states in an affidavit that there is an execution or enforcement action against his/her property,
- is in liquidation – verified by the county according to public registers,
- it has an outstanding financial debt resulting from a recovery order issued after a previous Commission decision declaring the aid unlawful and incompatible with the common market.
Conditions for the operation of the applicant’s shop:
- The shop building is owned by the municipality and the shop is operated by the municipality,
- The shop building is not owned by the municipality and the shop is operated by the municipality,
- the shop building is owned by the municipality, but the shop is operated by another legal or natural person,
- the shop building is not owned by the municipality and the shop is operated by another legal or natural person,
- the shop must be open at least 5 days a week, all year round and must provide at least food sales,
- There shall not be more than one store falling within CZ-NACE 47.11 in a single municipality or local district at the time of application approval. This certificate shall be issued by the municipality in whose territory the applicant’s retail outlet is located.
Eligible costs must meet the following conditions
- They must be incurred in accordance with the objectives of the programme, be directly related to the implementation of the project and have a demonstrable direct link to the project output,
- They must be supported by documentary evidence.
Eligible costs are:
- staff costs (e.g. wages)
- costs of rent, heating, lighting and services relating to the premises which can be shown to be business-related are treated as deductible,
- costs associated with telecommunications services and internet access,
- consumption of materials, cleaning supplies, packaging,
- protective equipment, work clothes,
- interest on a mortgage loan,
- investment costs financed by the region (to be adjusted in the call)
Eligible costs are not:
- VAT, if the beneficiary is a VAT payer, or can claim a VAT refund,
- Repair and maintenance of existing assets,
- Repayments of loans and credits (excluding mortgage loans for business premises),
- Penalties and fines,
- Costs of guarantees, insurance, interest, bank charges, foreign exchange losses, customs and administrative fees,
- Leasing,
- Intangible fixed assets – control software, unless they are a direct part of the purchased machinery and equipment and are subject to depreciation,
- Cars,
- Trucks.
Provision of subsidies to the region
- The MIT will announce a call for receipt of applications for subsidies from the regions with the deadlines for submission of applications for subsidies and the volume of the state budget allocation.
- Applications for subsidies may be submitted no later than the date specified in the relevant call for proposals.
- After examining the application of the Region for the provision of a subsidy, the MIT issues a Decision on the provision of a subsidy (hereinafter referred to as the “Decision”) in accordance with Act No. 218/2000 Coll., the Act on Budgetary Rules and on Amendments to Certain Related Acts (Budgetary Rules).
- The subsidy is provided to the Region in the form of an ex-post payment within the relevant financial year in the period 2021-2025 to a bank account.
- The recipient of the grant is responsible for compliance with the conditions of eligibility of the grant and compliance with the parameters
- The efficient and economical use of the grant will be subject to control by the grant provider in accordance with Act No. 255/2012 Coll., on Control, as amended (the Control Code).
More information on the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade