Given the scale of the COVID-19 crisis, many businesses and sectors will require government support in various forms including, potentially, crisis loans, state guarantees and tax waivers or deferrals. The European Commission has already announced measures to streamline its usual state aid approval processes and more changes are likely over the coming weeks to ensure that governments can move fast enough to grant businesses the critical support they need.
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