GSS premium debts and penalties will be forgiven
Unpaid General Health Insurance premium debts, delay penalties and increases dated before January 1, 2017 will be waived.
Quick Look
- With the AK Party's bill proposal, unpaid GSS premium debts dated before January 1, 2017, as well as late payment fines and increases, will be waived.
- The additional employment incentive in the Unemployment Insurance Law will be extended until December 31, 2028, and the President will have the authority to extend it until the end of 2029.
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Why It Matters
The AK Party's bill envisages the waiver of unpaid UHI premium debts dated before January 1, 2017, as well as the delay fines and increases related to them, with the temporary article to be added to the Social Security and General Health Insurance Law. The additional employment incentive in the Unemployment Insurance Law will be extended until December 31, 2028, and the President may extend this period until the end of 2029.
According to the AK Party's bill, unpaid UHI premium debts dated before January 1, 2017 and the delay penalties and increases related to them will be waived. With the temporary article introduced into the Social Insurance and General Health Insurance Law, unpaid General Health Insurance (GSS) premium debts dated before January 1, 2017, as well as the delay penalty and delay interest related to them, will be waived. It was noted that the aim of the regulation is to facilitate premium payments, to alleviate the public debt burden of insured people who could not benefit from previous restructuring laws or who could not pay their GSS premium debts, and to facilitate their access to health services. The additional employment incentive in the Unemployment Insurance Law will be extended until December 31, 2028, and the President will be given the authority to extend this period until the end of 2029. State contribution towards the wages paid to candidate apprentices, apprentices, interns and students receiving vocational training can also be extended for up to 15 years.
MITHAT YURDAKUL Ankara
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The bill will be approved by the Parliament and the regulation will come into force.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When will the bill be presented to the Parliament and approved?
- How many insured people will benefit from this regulation?
- How much will debt cancellation affect the Social Security Institution budget?
