State aid Scoreboard 2021

Summary:

Annual State Aid Scoreboard, published by the European Commission on 8 September 2022.

Further information:

The annual State Aid Scoreboard provides a comprehensive overview of State Aid expenditure in the European Union (EU), based on the reports provided by the Member States.

This report relates to expenditure in 2020.  It highlights the role of State Aid policy in preserving a fair EU Single Market while at the same time allowing Member States to support companies in times of acute and unforeseen crisis. In 2020, Member States granted €384.33 billion under State aid measures for all objectives, of which €227.97 billion helped businesses seriously affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic to remain viable.

Official

European Commission: Press Release, 08/09/2022: State aid: 2021 Scoreboard shows that COVID-19 State aid measures allowed for unprecedented levels of support while preserving the level-playing field https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5369

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