The European Commission has announced its approval of two Italian social security support schemes. The first scheme provides support for travel agencies and tour operators in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including an exemption from social security contributions for the period April to August 2022. The exemption amount per beneficiary will be calculated based on the number of employees over the reference period and, if the total amount of the social security contributions due for that period exceeds the budget of the scheme, the exemption will be recalculated and applied on a monthly basis. The second scheme provides support...