About 90% of the enterprises of Moscow returned to the operation mode after the phased lifting of restrictions associated with coronavirus infection COVID-19.

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It is reported TASS, referring to data of monitoring of the business capitals who holds the office of the Commissioner for protection of entrepreneurs ‘ rights in Moscow.

“71% of companies operate with certain restrictions, 19% work as before. Not started activities only 2% of businesses”, — stated in the analysis.

Along with this it is specified that 53% of companies had to lay off some employees in a pandemic, and 22% have fired more than half of the staff.

Also the study says that 17% of businesses have been forced to reduce wages to their workers, and 6% had to send employees on leave at his own expense.

Previously portal of the TV channel “Moscow 24” reported that Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin has summed up the results of the city program to subsidize small and medium business.