SMEs and municipal companies in the EU will be able to benefit more easily from higher subsidies from the start of 2024. The Commission has extended two regulations on de minimis aid that were due to expire at the end of the year until the end of 2030, as the authority announced yesterday. The maximum amount permitted over a period of three years has also been increased from €200,000 to €300,000 to take account of inflation. It had not been increased since 2008.