For example the World Bank estimated that GDP reductions due to Covid-19 were equivalent to around 8 per cent of annual GDP ◊ Potentially businesses also over-estimated the reductions during Covid-19 when responding to the survey SUPPORT RECEIVED BY BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD Overall 66 per cent of businesses reported receiving national or local government measures issued in response to. [...] 34% Yes No 66% SUPPORT RECEIVED BY BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD Businesses benefitted from the various government policies Percent of businesses benefited from government Businesses benefitted most from the Policies/Measures respective policies: 40 39 ◊ Extended deadlines for completing corporate income tax (33%). [...] Percentage of businesses that have received any national or local government measure issued in response to the crisis since March 1st 2020 80 70 73 60 66 61 50 40 30 20 10 0 Industry Services Agriculture % SUPPORT RECEIVED BY BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD The Northern province and Kigali have the highest proportion of businesses that have received support at around 70 per cent. [...] Around 54 per cent of businesses in the Southern province have received support Percentage of businesses that have received any national or local government measure issues in response to the crisis since March 1st 2020 80 70 71 70 60 64 61 50 54 40 30 20 10 0 North City of Kigali East West South % SUPPORT RECEIVED BY BUSINESSES DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD For businesses that did not receive support. [...] ◊ There is some regional variation in this, for example in the Western province, 62 per cent of businesses rated support very high, above average, or average, compared to 46 per cent in the Southern province ◊ Ratings are relatively balanced across different business sectors Rating Government's level of support for businesses affected by Covid-19 by Province Rating Government's level of support fo.
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