BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS The Bulgarian experience in helping The Bulgarian experience in helping businesses to move to formality businesses to move to formality w w w .bia - - bg.com bg.com w w w .bia
Informal Economy Symposium, ILO, Geneva, Nov 2007 The Contribution payment centres centres in Bulgaria in Bulgaria The Contribution payment Also known in other countries as Also known in other countries as Payroll Administration Services Payroll Administration Services Or Or Social Secretariats Social Secretariats --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Legally based on a government ordinance from Legally based on a government ordinance from 2001 by virtue of the Social Security Code 2001 by virtue of the Social Security Code Bulgarian Industrial Association Bulgarian Industrial Association www.bia- -bg.com bg.com www.bia UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS
Informal Economy Symposium, ILO, Geneva, Nov 2007 The Contribution payment centres centres (CPC) (CPC) The Contribution payment and their main objectives main objectives: : and their • to collect contributions due for public social security, to collect contributions due for public social security, • supplementary mandatory pension insurance, health supplementary mandatory pension insurance, health insurance, and to transfer them to the respective insurance, and to transfer them to the respective accounts of the National Revenue Agency accounts of the National Revenue Agency • in case of occurrence of an insurance event to pay in case of occurrence of an insurance event to pay • benefits and assistance due to the insured persons benefits and assistance due to the insured persons • to create and keep records related to the social to create and keep records related to the social • security of the CPC members security of the CPC members Bulgarian Industrial Association Bulgarian Industrial Association www.bia- -bg.com bg.com www.bia UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS
Informal Economy Symposium, ILO, Geneva, Nov 2007 Project started in Bulgaria beginning of 2005 with the Project started in Bulgaria beginning of 2005 with the active support by the ILO Bureau for Employers’ ’ active support by the ILO Bureau for Employers Activities (ACT/EMP) Activities (ACT/EMP) 7 contribution payment centres centres (CPC) set up by 7 contribution payment (CPC) set up by regional employers’ ’ organisations organisations /part of BIA network/ /part of BIA network/ regional employers - in major Bulgarian cities in major Bulgarian cities - Bulgarian association of CPC established on 28 Bulgarian association of CPC established on 28 November 2006 /collective member of BIA/ November 2006 /collective member of BIA/ The network of regional CPC created by using the The network of regional CPC created by using the model of the Belgian licensed social secretariats model of the Belgian licensed social secretariats Bulgarian Industrial Association Bulgarian Industrial Association www.bia- -bg.com bg.com www.bia UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS
Contribution Payment Centres by EO EO’ ’s s in the BIA network in the BIA network Contribution Payment Centres by Pleven Varna Targovishte Botevgrad Sofia Burgas Stara Zagora BULGARIA Haskovo
Informal Economy Symposium, ILO, Geneva, Nov 2007 Why CPC by Employers’ ’ Organisations Organisations? ? Why CPC by Employers • Employers Employers’ ’ organisations organisations must inform members about must inform members about • the regulations and their obligations the regulations and their obligations • Employers Employers’ ’ organisations have the opportunity to organisations have the opportunity to • provide more and better quality services to members provide more and better quality services to members • Members are assisted in dealing with the complexity of Members are assisted in dealing with the complexity of • new legislative acts and regulations on taxes, social new legislative acts and regulations on taxes, social contributions, registration, licenses etc. contributions, registration, licenses etc. • Brings to light Brings to light SME SME’ ’s s and craftsmen activities and craftsmen activities – – small small • companies do not want to emerge from the shadow companies do not want to emerge from the shadow economy because of the social security paperwork, lack economy because of the social security paperwork, lack of knowledge of legal regulations and time to do all this of knowledge of legal regulations and time to do all this • • Bulgarian Industrial Association Bulgarian Industrial Association www.bia- -bg.com bg.com www.bia UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS
Informal Economy Symposium, ILO, Geneva, Nov 2007 CPC – – National Revenue Agency and National National Revenue Agency and National CPC Social Security Institute Social Security Institute • CPC can work as an intermediary between the social CPC can work as an intermediary between the social • security institutions and companies security institutions and companies • Software developed to communicate with NRA and Software developed to communicate with NRA and • NSSI and to submit declarations via e- -signature signature NSSI and to submit declarations via e • These institutions have more confidence in the These institutions have more confidence in the • propriety and accuracy of the CPCs CPCs propriety and accuracy of the • Companies would benefit from being relieved of the Companies would benefit from being relieved of the • burden of document preparation and spending a lot of burden of document preparation and spending a lot of time standing in line in the authorities offices time standing in line in the authorities offices Bulgarian Industrial Association Bulgarian Industrial Association www.bia- -bg.com bg.com www.bia UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS
BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS UNION OF THE BULGARIAN BUSINESS Thank you for your attention! Thank you for your attention! Merci de votre votre attention! attention! Merci de Martin Stoyanov Stoyanov Martin martin@bia- -bg.com bg.com martin@bia w w w .bia - - bg.com bg.com w w w .bia
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