The Ministry of Finance announced today that it will cancel the fines of 75 euros for self-employed workers who were left without income and who reopened activity retroactively to be able to benefit from the Extraordinary Support to Reduce the Economic Activity of Self-Employed.
“Considering that the State's performance must be uniform, the Assistant Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, António Mendonça Mendes, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Social Security, Gabriel Bastos, considers the conditions to be determined to be determined by the Tax Authority and Customs (AT) the annulment of the respective administrative offenses and respective fines ”, according to a statement released today by the Government.
The tutelage points out that this extraordinary support is based on the “opening of activity as a self-employed worker” and that the form was made available in September “due to the need to operationalize the support”.
“The Government has ensured that Social Security will transmit to AT the universe of the people covered by the benefit, with the situation being repaired to this universe of beneficiaries automatically (cancellation of proceedings initiated and eventual return of fines meanwhile paid)”, according to the statement released.
"Without prejudice to the law requiring the declaration of commencement of activity - a declarative obligation that is reaffirmed must be punctually fulfilled by all economic agents - the situation under consideration justifies this decision, insofar as the condition of access to support is entry of these workers in the system ”, concludes the tutelage.
The association Precários Inflexíveis today denounced that the Tax Authority is imposing fines of 75 euros on precarious workers who have lost their income and are resorting to the new “Extraordinary support for workers”.
The association said on Tuesday that many of these workers reported to the association that they were unable to submit the application for support for July, due to the short deadline for submitting the application (one week, without notice) and the time it takes to be confirmed. the reopening of activity.
“As a result of late and inaccurate information released by the Social Security Institute (ISS), many people started their activity as self-employed workers starting in July, before the moment of the request, which led TA to consider that there was a delay in ordering and applying fines blindly ”, denounces the association.
The organization also adds that many people were also prevented from making the request because they were unable to "open activity in time or because they opened in September, the month in which the forms for support were finally made available".
According to ACP, “after the enormous delay in the application of the measure and due to the lack of proper regulation, it was the ISS's information, two months after the provision came into force, that led the precarious to request the opening of activity with effect previous month, so as not to lose support. The Government is responsible for this situation and must immediately eliminate these fines ”, he argues.
The association points out these difficulties to the “delays and irresponsible management of the Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security in all the application of this extraordinary support”, adding that “two months after the start of the term of the support, it has not yet been paid. any provision nor the Ordinance that should regulate the measure was published, as foreseen in the article of the Supplementary Budget Law that created the support. These problems add injustice to support that is insufficient and inadequate, as we have said since it was approved. At the Government's option, it excludes many people and does not adequately respond to the urgent situation of those who are doubly suffering the effects of the most extreme precariousness, with loss of income and with social deprotection ”.
The Ministry of Finance announced today that it will cancel the fines of 75 euros for self-employed workers who were left without income and who reopened activity retroactively to be able to benefit from the Extraordinary Support to Reduce the Economic Activity of Self-Employed.
“Considering that the State's performance must be uniform, the Assistant Secretary of State for Tax Affairs, António Mendonça Mendes, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for Social Security, Gabriel Bastos, considers the conditions to be determined to be determined by the Tax Authority and Customs (AT) the annulment of the respective administrative offenses and respective fines ”, according to a statement released today by the Government.
The tutelage points out that this extraordinary support is based on the “opening of activity as a self-employed worker” and that the form was made available in September “due to the need to operationalize the support”.
“The Government has ensured that Social Security will transmit to AT the universe of the people covered by the benefit, with the situation being repaired to this universe of beneficiaries automatically (cancellation of proceedings initiated and eventual return of fines meanwhile paid)”, according to the statement released.
"Without prejudice to the law requiring the declaration of commencement of activity - a declarative obligation that is reaffirmed must be punctually fulfilled by all economic agents - the situation under consideration justifies this decision, insofar as the condition of access to support is entry of these workers in the system ”, concludes the tutelage.
The association Precários Inflexíveis today denounced that the Tax Authority is imposing fines of 75 euros on precarious workers who have lost their income and are resorting to the new “Extraordinary support for workers”.
The association said on Tuesday that many of these workers reported to the association that they were unable to submit the application for support for July, due to the short deadline for submitting the application (one week, without notice) and the time it takes to be confirmed. the reopening of activity.
“As a result of late and inaccurate information released by the Social Security Institute (ISS), many people started their activity as self-employed workers starting in July, before the moment of the request, which led TA to consider that there was a delay in ordering and applying fines blindly ”, denounces the association.
The organization also adds that many people were also prevented from making the request because they were unable to "open activity in time or because they opened in September, the month in which the forms for support were finally made available".
According to ACP, “after the enormous delay in the application of the measure and due to the lack of proper regulation, it was the ISS's information, two months after the provision came into force, that led the precarious to request the opening of activity with effect previous month, so as not to lose support. The Government is responsible for this situation and must immediately eliminate these fines ”, he argues.
The association points out these difficulties to the “delays and irresponsible management of the Ministry of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security in all the application of this extraordinary support”, adding that “two months after the start of the term of the support, it has not yet been paid. any provision nor the Ordinance that should regulate the measure was published, as foreseen in the article of the Supplementary Budget Law that created the support. These problems add injustice to support that is insufficient and inadequate, as we have said since it was approved. At the Government's option, it excludes many people and does not adequately respond to the urgent situation of those who are doubly suffering the effects of the most extreme precariousness, with loss of income and with social deprotection ”.