Announcement
28 Jan 2021
In January 2021, the budget for the 2020 fiscal year of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry was amended for a third time, increasing the budget and introducing new several measures to support the economy in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source
Number of interventions
16
15 certainly harmful
1 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
28 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
31 Mar 2021
Implementation date
28 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Implementation date
No implementation date
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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