Deputies considered today the proposal of the SDP to write off the social insurance contributions for three months for closed industries, and to consider the possibility of writing off part of the duties for endangered industries, but the Government's position is that for now that proposal is not adopted in the parliament.
"Having in mind the uncertainty of the further development of the circumstances associated with the suppression of the pandemic in order to conduct a prudent and responsible fiscal policy that ensures the sustainability of public finances, at this moment the possibility of deferring the obligation has been defined. The eventual write-off of obligations for the most endangered activity will be considered when the assumptions are created to assess the effects of this measures" is stated in the opinion of the Government.
The government will consider the possibility of possible write-off of social insurance contributions for endangered activities only when the effects of the measures from the first economic aid package, which include the postponement of tax and contribution payments for three months, are known. This was stated in the opinion of the Government on the proposal of the SDP to write off the obligations based on contributions to the closed businesses because they did not stop work through their own fault. SDP's proposal is to consider the possibility of being exempted from paying insurance contributions in a certain percentage that the Government would define for endangered activities.
Predrag Sekulić (DPS) believes that the SDP's proposal to amend the law on mandatory social insurance contributions is populist and that the Government, whose responsibility is to ensure that the economic system is sustainable, brought aid packages and could not have acted otherwise.
Raško Konjević (SDP) replied that the easiest way when you want to oppose a law is to say that it is populism, and that their proposal is not populist, but a fair approach.
"Is it populism when one business group, Vektra Jakić, owes the state almost 20 million euros. That is not populism, but pure crime. I don't know why we who are elected here should warn the competent state authorities that the law should apply equally to everyone." said Konjevic.
Independent MP Aleksandar Damjanović believes that employers can be exempted from paying taxes, but not from contributions, due to, among other things, length of service and pensions.
"The government has already given the possibility to contribute to the salary in proportion to the minimum wage in the amount of 100 percent. There is not a big difference between this proposal and the Government's measures, but corrections are needed. I expect the Government to see that there is a need to end it all," announced Damjanović.
Boris Mugoša (SD) that you should be careful with the proposal for contributions because these are earmarked revenues that go to the PIO Fund, health and unemployment insurance
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