Bars and Clubs Support Scheme

Bars & Clubs COVID-19 Support Scheme

MINISTRY FOR TOURISM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

The Hospitality Sector has been very hard hit by the continued prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic with international travel down to historically low levels. Places of social gathering and entertainment have been following restrictions in operating in response to the Health Authorities’ strategy to curb the spread of the virus. Such a situation has placed undue hardship and pressure on bars and clubs which have had to endure a lengthy period of closure in line with Government’s COVID-19 mitigation measures.

Following Prime Minister Robert Abela’s declaration of Government’s commitment to continue sustaining the country’s bars and clubs with additional measures which go beyond the Wage Supplement, in compensation for their long-term closure, the Malta Tourism Authority is allocating a budget of Euro 3,000,000 for distribution to these establishments.

The allocated budget is intended to allow such establishments to ready themselves for eventual reopening in the light of expected improvements associated with the rollout of vaccination programmes locally and worldwide.

Commercial Bars

There are three categories as mentioned below.

Category A

Category B

Category C

Commercial Bars

Bars forming part of a Club

Non-Political Clubs

Support Category A – €3,820.00 covering the full closure period till 11th April 2021.

Category B – €2,490.00 covering the full closure period till 11th April 2021.

Category C – €1,660.00 covering the full closure period till 11th April 2021.

Total Sum Allocated – €3,000,000.00

Terms & Conditions • Application needs to be filled in and submitted online in the below links:

Category A - http://bit.ly/BCscheme-A

Category C - http://bit.ly/BCscheme-C

Category B - http://bit.ly/BCscheme-B

• All attachments mentioned in the document have to be provided with application.

• Applications with missing information will not be considered.

• Timeframe for submission of application is from 1st till 15th March 2021.

• The Authority reserves the right to consult with the VAT department to ensure that during this period no transactions have been

performed by the respective applicant and any other entity as deemed required to ensure that the premises was not open for business.

The support scheme along with the application process, will be managed by the Malta Tourism Authority Head Office directly.

Any queries should be sent to bcscheme@visitmalta.com The above scheme is independent from any other support being provided by the MTA or any other entity throughout 2021.

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Application Form

Section 1 Name of Applicant Surname of Applicant ID Card Number of Applicant Mobile Number of Applicant Email Address

Section 2 Category (tick one as applicable) A -

B -

C-

Name of Premises Address of Premises MTA License No.

(only applicable for Category A applicants)

Police License No.

(only applicable for Category B & C applicants)

VAT No. IBAN No. Voluntary Organisation No.

(only if applicable)

Section 3 - Category B Applicants ONLY

Declaration from Association recognising the Applicant as the sole bar operator within Club Premises.

President of the Association Name & Surname

Signature

Secretary of the Association Name & Surname

Rubber Stamp of Association

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Signature

I _________________________________________, hereby give my full consent to the Malta Tourism Authority to verify with the VAT Department or any other entity as deemed required, to obtain any necessary information from the relevant institutions regarding as to whether from the 28th October, 2020 up to 11th April 2021 no transactions have been carried out on behalf of the relative premises, in order to ensure that the establishment was not operating.

Signature __________________

Date: __________________

Attachments to be provided.

• Copy of ID Card front & back • Copy of MTA License year 2019 (only applicable for Category A applicants) • Copy of Police License year 2019 (only applicable for Category B & C applicants) • Copy of VAT Certificate

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MINISTRY FOR TOURISM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

For further information please contact the Malta Tourism Authority on E: info@visitmalta.com and T: (+356) 2291 5000