The costs for the new support package relating to short-time work allowance (Sw. korttidspermittering), part of the Swedish state's support package during the Covid-19 outbreak, is distributed in three levels where the decrease in worktime is 20 percent, 40 percent and 60 percent. For the employee it means a decrease in salary of 4 procent when the worktime decreases 20 percent, a decrease in salary of 6 percent when the worktime decreases 40 percent and 7.5 percent when the worktime decreases 60 percent. The employer's decrease in costs is 19 percent, 36 percent and 53 percent respectively. The support is equivalent to 75 percent of the employer's costs for the decrease in working time and considering the employer contributions (Sw. arbetsgivaravgifter), the state's support is approximately 98.6 percent of the ordinary salary. The support can be applied for as of 7 April but it is retroactively applied from 16 March and will be available during 2020.