Coronavirus - info for business owners
SME emergency line from IMK Foundation and ONL
The SME Emergency Line is an initiative of IMK Foundation and ONL for Entrepreneurs and offers entrepreneurs a listening ear.
The emergency line can be reached at 088 999 0000
More information can be found on the ONL website
Schemes for entrepreneurs on corona
If you are looking for a total overview of financial schemes for entrepreneurs from the State, go to the website of Rijksoverheid
Taxes, duties and other receivables
The municipality of Kerkrade has placed the levying and collection of property tax, sewerage levy, waste disposal levy, dog tax, market and market promotion fees, advertising tax, parking tax, tourist tax and precario tax with BsGW. BsGW follows government policy. Requests to postpone taxes or make payment arrangements are dealt with leniently. Log in to your personal page via MijnBsGW or contact BsGW by telephone: 088-8420420.
Regarding the 2020 precario tax and advertising tax, the City Council agreed to the College's proposal to reduce the rates to €0. The reduced assessment was sent by BsGW before February 1, 2021. For 2021, these taxes are not on the 2021 combi bill. In June 2021 it will be reviewed whether these taxes will still be levied and at what rate.
Please note: For other claims that do not go through BsGW, for example, dues, corpse care fees and rent of municipal property, each request is considered individually and the municipality follows government policy where necessary and possible. Requests for postponement of payment can be made by emailing gemeentehuis@kerkrade.nl
Outstanding invoices are paid as soon as possible
The municipality receives invoices from entrepreneurs for goods and services provided. The municipality will pay these invoices to the entrepreneurs immediately after (internal) approval. This does not consider the due date which may not be until later.
Other addresses for info
Sign up for the Online SME Limburg entrepreneur platform.
At the request of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Chamber of Commerce operates a Coronaloket Here you can ask questions.
As a business owner, do you still have a question after consulting the website? Then contact the municipality at 14045.
How to proceed after the TOZO 5 ?
As you may know, the ministry has decided that as of 01-10-2021, support measures such as Tozo and TONK, among others, will cease.
If you still need financial support after this period, you can apply for Self-employment Assistance (Bbz).
BBZ offers two options
- If you temporarily do not have enough income to live on, you can receive supplemental benefits.
- Do you need money for investments or to pay off problematic debts and cannot get a loan from the bank? Then you may be able to get a loan for working capital from the municipality.
As of Oct. 1, temporary flexible Requirements
You may have heard of the BBZ before. The scheme is not new but for the period October 1, 2021 to January 1, 2022, the Requirements have been temporarily relaxed. This will allow retroactive applications and remove the asset test.
To see if you qualify, you must first complete the target group scan in the digital system SOLO.
You can go through the target group scan on the website entrepreneurial schemes
If the target group scan gives a positive result, you can submit a further in SOLO and a digital application Bbz for living expenses and/or business credit.
Please note that submitting an application does not yet guarantee an award. This requires an additional investigation.
If you have any questions, please email Bbz@kerkrade.nl or call 14045 and ask for a Bbz officer.