Social Security employees responsible for collection have exceeded last year’s target and will therefore receive a performance bonus totaling 1.4 million euros.
In a decree published yesterday in Diário da República, signed by the Secretary of State for the Budget, Sofia Batalha, and the Secretary of State for Social Security, Gabriel Gameiro, the government reveals that the target for collecting social security debts for 2022 is established. amounted to 471 million euros, and that the amount raised amounted to 514.7 million, “resulting in exceeding the set target”.
Middle managers and senior technicians are entitled to 500 euros per month, and technical assistants to 340 euros, paid quarterly.
Therefore, and taking into account a 2019 law, employees performing collection functions in the Debt Management Department of the Social Security Financial Management Institute (IGFSS) are entitled to financial compensation. Payment of the premium is made via the Social Security Executive Collection Fund (FCE). It is an autonomous fund, managed by the IGFSS, “whose income comes from part of the legal fees charged by this Institute in the executive process for the collection of social security debts,” says the decree-law 2019 that created the incentive system for these state employees.
Last year, the amount of legal costs totaled 11.03 million euros, according to the regulation published yesterday, which also explains that 13% of this amount will be channeled to the FCE to be distributed among employees. of €1.4 million.
The provisions of the law that created this incentive system provide that “middle managers and employees holding positions in the career and category of senior technician will receive a monthly performance bonus of 500 euros”.
“For employees occupying positions in the career and category of technical assistant, a monthly performance bonus is set at an amount of 340 euros”. The rules also stipulate that payment of premiums “will be made quarterly, in the months of March, June, September and December”.
53.6 million for tax staff
Last Friday, employees of the Tax Authorities (AT) were also told under what conditions they would be rewarded for their performance in 2022. In a regulation, State Secretary for Tax Affairs Nuno Félix indicates that tax officials will receive 5% of the proceeds from coercive charges, the maximum percentage that is legally permitted. According to the 2022 General State Accounts, these revenues amounted to 1,071 million euros, which amounts to 53.6 million in the amount to be paid to AT employees. This is the amount that is transferred to the Tax Stabilization Fund, through which the employees receive the bonus.
The official emphasized the “high degree of fulfillment of the objectives set for the year 2022. An achievement that is particularly relevant in a scenario where, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, European countries were confronted with new economic challenges resulting from the War in Ukraine.”
Source: DN
