Masaf, Blue Bill opens the portal for applications, 10 million for fishing

The portal opens for the pre-validation of applications for access to the Blue Bill, the instrument promoted by Masaf to strengthen the liquidity of fishing and aquaculture companies. Requests to be submitted by 12.00 on October 30th will be processed in the chronological order of presentation until available resources are exhausted.

The intervention has a financial allocation of 10 million euros and will allow eligible companies to access zero-interest financing of up to 20 thousand euros, which can be increased up to 60 thousand euros for companies or shipping cooperatives that operate with multiple vessels. The loan will have a duration of five years, with repayment of the capital starting from the second year.

"With the Blue Bill - declares the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida - we are providing concrete support for the fishing and aquaculture sector, offering zero-interest liquidity to accompany the work of companies, increase their competitiveness and encourage investments, in a particularly complex economic phase".

The electronic desk will be open on the first day from 12.00 to 18.00, on the last day from 9.00 to 12.00 and, on weekdays between the two dates, from Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 18.00. All the tools to access the Blue Bill are available on the Ismea portal.