Extended the deadline to pay off debts to the Social Security – Diário de Notícias – Lisbon

Government gives ten more days to regularize the accounts

The Ministry of Labour has announced this Friday the extension of ten working days for the settlement of debts to Social Security.

In a statement, the Government informs that anyone who has joined until the 23rd of December to the Special Program of Debt Reduction (PERES) may make a payment until the next day, January 13.

according To a statement from the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, the secretary of State for Social Security has decided to extend the deadline for payment of the Single Documents Collection (DUC) for 10 business days.

“Taking into account the strong adhesion on the part of taxpayers until the 23rd of December, reflected in the number of DUC issued by the Social Security system, we opted for the extension of the payment term, giving the opportunity to the contributors to make the payments,” the statement said.

So, taxpayers that have acceded to PERES, who have a DUC issued, with payment deadline until today, may regularize their situation contributory until the 13th of January, using the same document.

according To the evaluation made by the Ministry of Labour, between November 4, the date on which they started the special program, and December 23, the deadline for accession to the PERES, joined 49.099 taxpayers, which led to the issuance and re-issuance of Single Documents Collection (DUC) of approximately 300 million euros.

Of 49.099 taxpayers who have joined the PERES, 34% opted for the payment in full of the debt, while 66% preferred the payment in installments.

According to the press release of the Ministry of Labor, until Thursday, were charged approximately 52.2 million euros.

THE PERES is a scheme for the payment of debts to Tax authorities and Social Security that provides for the waiver the total of default interest, compensatory interest and the costs of the process of tax foreclosure, if the debt is paid in full, or partial, if the payment of the debt to occur in instalments (up to 150).

This scheme applies to taxpayers that have tax debts and contributions that have not been paid within the normal time limits, that is, until the end of may 2016, in the case of the debts to the Tax authorities, and by the end of December 2015, in the case of the debts to Social Security.

however, PERES does not apply to debt-only interest, compensatory interest and/or fees nor to the extraordinary contributions of the sector (energy, banking and pharmaceutical).