The battle for the new contribution regime for the self-employed continues. Yesterday, the Government proposed an extension of the protection system, with improvements in the so-called “self-employed strike”, but the negotiation is still stuck in the modification of the contributions, which is the cornerstone of this reform. The Ministry of Inclusion and Social Security, as it has been doing lately, did not bring written proposals. What he raised orally is an improvement in the cessation of activity, increasing the cases in which the self-employed can benefit from compensation for the interruption of their work, the equivalent of the unemployment subsidy for employees.
The new scheme would include four types, ranging from making the benefit approved during the pandemic permanent to coverage due to major causes, for cyclical causes or sectoral restructuring, with a structure similar to that approved for the new ERTE for employees, according to UPTA.
The negotiations will continue next Monday and at the critical point: the new quotas. “We are very far from the section proposal that is on the table. We cannot accept it”, said yesterday the president of ATA, Lorenzo Amor. He is referring to the proposal of May 26, which sets a minimum contribution of 250 euros and a maximum of 550. On the part of the other two associations of self-employed, those close to the unions, Uatae considers that a greater reduction of the quota in the lower income brackets is possible and necessary, while UPTA sees it as feasible, although with some adjustment.
