The president of the Region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras, has announced a new line of aid aimed at self-employed workers who are on medical leave due to illness or accident. The measure, promoted by the Government of the Region of Murcia, will cover the cost of Social Security contributions during the first two months of inactivity.
The initiative of the Popular Party contemplates a direct aid of up to 700 euros per beneficiary, with the aim of preventing self-employed workers from having to continue facing the payment of their contribution at a time when they do not receive income. In this way, the regional Executive seeks to alleviate one of the main economic burdens affecting this group in situations of temporary incapacity.
The call, which will be published in the coming weeks, will have a budgetary allocation of 2 million euros and is designed to potentially benefit the 106,370 self-employed individuals currently registered in the community. The regional government highlights that it is a pioneering measure aimed at strengthening the social protection of self-employed workers.
This action adds to other policies already underway, such as the so-called “cuota cero ampliada”, which covers the first two years of contributions for new self-employed individuals, as well as the 2.7 million euros specifically allocated to support the trade sector.
López Miras has framed this measure within his policy of support for the self-employed, underlining the need to facilitate their activity in moments of difficulty. In this sense, he has criticized the model promoted by the central Government, considering that “it penalizes those who generate employment and economic activity”, in contrast to initiatives like the one launched in Murcia.
