Each business that is granted aid from the Ministry of the Economy.

Deadlines for general aid measures for SMEs: the request for payment must be submitted within 12 months of the project end date specified in the grant decision, failing which it will be time-barred. The deadline, before it expires, can be extended by 12 months upon duly justified and substantiated written request to the minister, if reasons beyond the company's control will make it miss the initial deadline.

Deadlines for all other financial aid schemes: the application for payment must be submitted before the cut-off date specified in the grant decision/agreement.

Submitting the application

The application for financial aid for investments is to be submitted using the online assistant available on MyGuichet.lu.

The person filing the application (the applicant themselves or their representative) must have a LuxTrust product or an electronic identity card (eID).

The application must be submitted before the commencement of the work.

Information to be provided

Businesses must provide certain elements:

• the amount of costs incurred by category and type of aid for the reporting period; and
• the key information contained in the decision/agreement (file reference, amount of aid granted, aid intensity, etc.).

Detailed/summary cost statement

The business can choose between:

• a detailed cost statement: all related invoices must be entered. This is the recommended choice if the number of invoices is less than or equal to 10;
• a summary cost statement: the total amount per cost category and type of aid must be provided. In this case, the company must provide a statement of invoices.

Supporting documents

Applications for aid must include the following information and documents:

• proof of all costs incurred: invoices, payroll expenses; and
• proof of payment of these costs and expenses incurred (bank statement).

Businesses must add these documents at the end of the procedure.

Procedures

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