The self-employed demand that the SS assume the cost of sick leave due to the coronavirus

ATA requests that the costs be "socialized" and that a line of credit be created by the ICO

The president of the Association of Self-Employed Workers (ATA), Lorenzo Amor, has requested this Monday a contingency plan from the Government to "be able to deal with this epidemic that is passing a small bill to some sectors of society", in reference to the coronavirus.

The Executive is expected to “launch” a shock plan to alleviate the effect of Covid-19, a plan in which the self-employed hope that Social Security will assume the cost of sick leave that occurs as a result of the coronavirus.

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From ATA they ask the Government to "socialize the costs" so that not only "companies and workers" pay for the economic consequences of the coronavirus. Along these lines, they request that "the self-employed in quarantine or on leave due to contagion are not required to contribute to Social Security."

“The self-employed ask that the coronavirus be “a cause of force majeure” to access the benefit for cessation of activity”

The self-employed also include among their requests to the Executive that the coronavirus be considered a "cause of force majeure to access the benefit for cessation of activity for the self-employed who are affected" directly or indirectly and have to interrupt their work; as well as a credit line from the Official Credit Institute (ICO) "to cover the drop in sales, production or activity derived from the current situation."

deferral of payments

ATA insists on maintaining the current legal framework and calls for "any new tax burden" to be suspended and "any new increase in labor costs" to be postponed until the health crisis does not let up. Along these lines, the self-employed have asked the Government to "establish deferral lines for taxes and contributions" for those affected.

Finally, among the requests there is also one for the insurance consortium. From ATA they have requested that it act "with the same protocol" as in situations of catastrophes or floods, all with the aim of avoiding million-dollar losses for companies and workers.