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Written Question · S3W-32650 · Session 3

What obligation periods have been applied as part of the terms under which each individual Regional Selective Assistance grant has been awa…

Answered Asked by Patrick Harvie Green Lodged 22 Mar 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what obligation periods have been applied as part of the terms under which each individual Regional Selective Assistance grant has been awarded since 3 May 2007.

The answer

Answered by Jim Mather on 13 Apr 2010 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

Under EC Regional Aid rules 2007-13 there are minimum conditions periods which apply to offers of RSA for investment or job creation projects. However, conditions can and do vary above the minimum level on a project by project basis. The statutory conditions periods for grants made since 3 May 2007 are set out as follows:
Offers from 3 May to 30 June 2007
| Offers post 30 June 2007

Aid for Initial Investment Projects:
Jobs “ 18 months from date of final payment.
Assets “ 60 months from date of first payment or 18 months from date of final payment, whichever is the longer.
Aid for Job Creation Projects:
Jobs & Assets “ 60 months from date of first payment or 18 months from date of final payment, whichever is the longer.
| Aid for Initial Investment Projects:
Jobs “ 18 months from date of final payment.
Assets “ 36 months (SME) or 60 months (Large Enterprises) from date of final payment.
Aid for Job Creation Projects:
Jobs “ 36 months (SME) or 60 months (Large Enterprises) from date of creation of each job
Assets “ 36 months (SME) or 60 months (Large Enterprises) from date of final payment.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-32650 by reference.