The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation approved the extension of the measures 60 to 40 and Keep me a plus

The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) approved a Draft Decree of the Council of Ministers amending Decree No. 151 of 2020. The measures concern enterprises with a decrease in turnover and revenues of 30 and 40%, for which support in the amount of 50 and 60% by the state on the insurance income of the persons for the respective month and the respective insurance contributions by the employer. This was announced at a briefing after the end of today's meeting of the NCTC by Galab Donev, Chairman of the Tripartite Council, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labor and Social Policy, BTA reported.

By the end of the year, the budget available for the measure "60/40" is BGN 250 million, as the funds are listed in the updated state budget. On average, about 67-73 thousand employees and workers will be supported per month under the measure "60/40". About BGN 63 million is the average monthly financial resource under the measure.

BGN 100 million The measure "Keep me plus" is envisaged, as the average monthly support under the measure covers 67 thousand workers, employees and self-insured persons, who will be supported under this measure, informed Minister Galab Donev.

He specified that under the measure "60/40" with a decrease in turnover of 30%, the intensity of support is 50 percent for the insurance income on which the workers are insured and respectively 50% of the insurance contributions for the employer. With a drop in turnover of 40 percent, the familiar design of the measure is preserved, which was applied until the end of May, ie. 60% support for the insurance income of the employees and respectively 60% for the insurance contributions from the employer, Donev explained.

He pointed out that with both the old 60/40 design and the new design with both declines, the number of companies applying for this support has hardly decreased. There is only a three percent decrease in the number of employers, and there is also no significant decrease in the number of workers receiving support. Sectors such as restaurants and hotels stand out, which in the old design of the measure received about 13% of the financial resource of the aid, while in the new design of the measure they reach about 25% of the financial resource, which is allocated monthly to the individual sectors, which receive monthly support, said Minister Donev.

Minister Donev also informed that under the decree for payment of compensations to workers and employees, and to self-insured persons, insured in economic activities, for which temporary restrictions have been imposed by a state body for their implementation in the period of declared state of emergency or declared extraordinary epidemic situation The NCTC reached a consensus that the decree should be adopted with some technical notes. It is planned to support the persons affected by the cessation of the activity of the enterprises on economic activities by order of a state body - this is the Minister of Health and the respective directors of the Regional Health Inspectorates, the Minister said.

The Council of Ministers is about to approve the proposed by the NCTC changes in the measures of the state in support of business and employees.