Start-up Support: Staff Pay Grant and Tax Relief (LIAA, Latvia)

LIAA start-up support for Latvian capital companies with high-growth potential and a scalable, innovative product. It combines a grant covering 45% of the cost of hours worked by highly qualified employees on the approved project (up to EUR 300,000, de minimis) with tax relief: a reduced fixed social insurance payment and an option to exclude personal income tax. To qualify the company must have received qualified venture capital investment or be developing a product ready to test with first customers. Per LIAA, applications are open while funding is available and the project deadline is 29 February 2028.

Apply through the LIAA e-service on business.gov.lv for financial support to start-ups for employee remuneration. Support runs for 12 months, or 24 months if early-stage venture investment of at least EUR 150,000 was received.