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<p>The United Kingdom left the EU on 31 January 2020. Under the Withdrawal Agreement,
EU State aid rules continue to apply during the transition period, subject to regulation
by the EU Commission.</p><p>In administering the Local Restrictions Support Grant,
the Government will provide to an eligible business up to £1,500 of funding for each
three-week period that the business is required to close by local restrictions implemented
by Government. Local authorities administering the schemes must be satisfied that
all State Aid requirements have been fully met and complied with when making grant
payments.</p><p>Although payments under this scheme and certain other Covid-19 related
business grant schemes are treated as State aid and therefore count toward the total
de minimis State Aid limit of €200,000, if firms have reached that threshold they
may still be eligible for funding under the Covid-19 temporary State aid framework
where the limit is €800,000.</p>
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