The finance ministry writes a new report. It is about help for Corona. Many firms get money from the state. The ministry makes 11.700 checks. It finds errors.
Firms get 158.8 million Euro by mistake. They must pay this money back now. The state checks big groups of firms. It is about 45 million Euro. A high court confirms these rules.
In the past a special firm gives the help. The name is COFAG. COFAG pays out 47 billion Euro. Since 2024 COFAG does not exist anymore. Now the finance ministry does the work. Finance minister Markus Marterbauer says: The demands to pay back are fair.
