Who is eligible for the EUR 2,500 Walloon compensation premium?

The Walloon Region has established a compensation premium for Walloon enterprises that do not qualify for the coronavirus premium. This compensation premium amounts to EUR 2,500. Applicants are subject to the following conditions:

Entrepreneurs must be able to prove that their business activities have experienced significant disruption due to the coronavirus.
Self-employed natural persons and businesses run by a sole trader must have applied for the full bridging right before 5 May 2020 and been granted this right for the months of March and April.
Enterprises that are not run by a sole trader are entitled to the compensation if the majority of their employees are temporarily unemployed due to the coronavirus crisis.
The enterprise has not yet been granted any other premium.- No dividends will be paid in the 2020 financial year.

The premium can be applied for until 30 June.

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