Coalition MPs Propose Eliminating Social Security Contributions for Lowest-Earning Self-Employed

Coalition lawmakers have submitted a proposal to eliminate all social security contributions for self-employed individuals with the lowest incomes, including the existing micro-contribution. Under the current system, self-employed people earning less than approximately 2,900 euros annually are subject to these payments. The new proposal would introduce an exemption threshold that would automatically increase each year. The measure is expected to cost the state budget 21 million euros this year, as the changes would take effect from mid-year. Slovakia's self-employed sector includes hundreds of thousands of individuals operating small businesses, from freelancers to independent contractors, who currently must pay social insurance contributions regardless of their income level. The proposal represents part of broader efforts by the ruling coalition to reduce the tax burden on low-income earners in the country's business sector.