Under a social dialogue agreement signed this Sunday, the government will provide “immediate” support to farmers to mitigate the 10-cent-per-liter agricultural diesel fuel price hike.
A medium-term agreement to raise incomes, wages and competitiveness will be signed this Sunday between the government and the social partners, with the exception of the CGTP, which should be excluded, at a ceremony at the Fos Palace in Lisbon with the Prime Minister. Minister, Antonio Costa.
The final version of the document, which Lusa had access to, provides for “immediate emergency support to farmers to mitigate rising fuel prices.”
The support is “equivalent to a carbon tax, lowering the ISP unit tax rate on agricultural diesel to the legal minimum, and offsetting a VAT of 10 cents per liter, taking into account the last full year’s agricultural diesel consumption report.” says in the document.
The agreement also provides for an increase in 2022 and 2023 from 20% to 40% in IRS and IRC-based increases in spending on animal feed, mineral and organic fertilizers, and expansion of water for irrigation. .
In the context of sustainable mobility, the agreement provides for the implementation of a plan for the recycling of end-of-life cars and the distribution of professional diesel fuel to public passenger transport, as well as the creation of “Professional gas” for heavy vehicles. goods.
Also among the innovations of the final version of the document is “the extension of the IRS tax exemption applicable to non-resident agricultural workers to the first 50 hours of overtime work.”
In turn, in the part providing for an increase in compensation from 12 to 14 days in situations of collective dismissal or termination of work, the implementation period of the same that was provided for in the previous version (from 2023) is no longer included.
The document also amends the changes that were proposed in the previous version regarding the Payroll Fund (FCT).
Partners will discuss transforming the FCT to allow companies to “fund qualified and certified worker training” or “support the empowerment of young workers by sharing housing costs.”
A strengthening of the Guaranteed Wage Guarantee Fund (FGCT) will also be proposed for discussion, “with an exclusive transfer from the FCT to ensure the ability to respond to a claim history.”
The agreement also specifies “the termination of contributions to the FCT and, during the term of the agreement, the suspension of monthly contributions to the FGCT”.
In the field of taxation, the new document introduces as a measure “the effectiveness of the mechanism for the reimbursement of paid and non-deductible VAT with expenses related to the organization of congresses, fairs, exhibitions, seminars, conferences and the like (…), assessing the possibility of regime evolution.”
The government and social partners, with the exception of the CGTP, reached a mid-term agreement on Saturday to raise incomes, wages and competitiveness, which is valid for the legislature (until 2026).
Among the measures envisaged by the agreement are wage increases of 5.1% in 2023, 4.8% in 2024, 4.7% in 2025 and 4.6% in 2026.
“The annual assessment aims to ensure that average income per worker grows by at least 20% in 2026 compared to 2022,” the government stresses.
The document also defines the evolution of the national minimum wage from the current 705 euros to 760 euros in 2023, to 810 euros in 2024, to 855 euros in 2025 and to 900 euros in 2026.
Apart from the government, CIP – Portuguese Business Confederation, Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP), Confederation of Tourism (CTP), Confederation of Farmers (CAP), UGT and CGTP are part of the Social Dialogue.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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