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France: The allowance for the new school year 2020 is exceptionally increased by €100

Submitted by cambrosio on

08.12.2020 (education.gouv.fr)

Since the circulation of the Covid19 and the health crisis, the Caisse nationale des allocations familiales (Cnaf) has put in place measures to support particularly disadvantaged families, as well as various managers of services useful to families. The back-to-school allowance (Allocation de rentrée scolaire) paid to families with the lowest incomes and school-age children has been exceptionally increased by €100 per child as part of the Government's Recovery Plan.

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european union
france
Global challenges
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Family benefits
Children
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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France: Support measures for businesses during containment | Social charges deferral

Submitted by siha on

Gouvernement.fr (13.11.2020) Employers can postpone all or part of the payment of employee and employer contributions for the dates of November 5 and 15, 2020, on request online from URSSAF (in the absence of a response within 48 hours, this request is considered accepted). In addition, personal social contributions for self-employed workers (excluding contracted health professionals) will not be deducted in November .

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Europe
france
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Contribution collection and compliance
COVID-19
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France: Support measures for businesses during containment | Social security tax exemption

Submitted by siha on

Gouvernement.fr (13. 11. 2020) This concerns companies with less than 50 employees closed administratively and those with less than 250 employees in the tourism, events, culture, sport, air transport sectors with a loss of activity of at least 50% :  

  • employers benefit from a total exemption from employer social contributions excluding supplementary pensions, and assistance with the payment of social contributions of 20% of the payroll;
  • the self-employed receive a lump sum reduction of social contributions.
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Europe
france
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Contribution collection and compliance
COVID-19
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France : Covid 19 - La facture très salée des tests PCR pour la Sécurité sociale

Submitted by gfilhon on

capital.fr (07.09.2020) Le coût des tests généralisés du COVID 19 est très important et la Sécurité sociale est directement impactée.

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france
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Cash sickness benefits
Health insurance

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France: Chômage partiel: le parquet de Paris enquête sur des fraudes massives impliquant des «flux financiers internationaux»

Submitted by pmassetti on

lefigaro.fr (10.07.2020) Le parquet de Paris a annoncé vendredi enquêter sur des fraudes «massives» au chômage partiel, impliquant des «flux financiers internationaux», qui ont occasionné «plus d'1,7 million d'euros» de préjudice.

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france
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Error, evasion and fraud

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France Considers New Protections for Gig Worker ‘Invisibles’

Submitted by pmassetti on

Bloomberg (16.06.2020) France will consider proposals to protect gig workers after pandemic lockdowns pushed the status of people who rely on tech platforms for their income to the forefront. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has appointed a group of nine experts to suggest increased protection for platform workers, such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Deliveroo drivers, and others by October, according to a copy of the request made public by one of the members.

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france
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Extension of coverage
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Digital Platforms
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