Businesspeople sceptical about new economic recovery plan
The new plan to resume economic growth, which will be announced
next week is, in theory, meant to come to the aid of businesspeople
in the sense that, if the state does not help them, it should at
least not take what is theirs. But if it played fair, the state
should also take on the losses, not just the gains, so economic
analysts and businesspeople have taken a wait and see
approach.
The plan is currently discussed on a political level within the
ruling coalition, and needs to be assumed by the Government in
order to become law. But how will the Finance Ministry approach the
measures contained in this plan, which, at a first glance, would
strip them of certain resources?
According to a draft version of the plan, a private company
indebted to the state can offset the debts by the amounts owed to
it by the state, which could apply in the case of VAT repayment for
instance. Analysts and businesspeople agree that this is a very
good measure. But there is one big question mark: Will the Finance
Ministry accept this measure, as well as that of the state being
penalised if it does not pay its debts on time?