Dear Tamila,

A couple of questions when you have few minutes:

1.       Would some of the “individual entrepreneurs” in the business register (checking GEOSTAT website) include our target self-employed?  

2.       The micro and small enterprise database you mentioned yesterday is the same as the business register?

3.       Where would a taxi driver register or buy a license?

For the unemployment benefit for formal sector workers who lose a job:

1. Is the tax payer database that is used to cross verify?
2. Are you considering using the contribution to the pension system (pillar 2) also as a mean of verification? I saw that while it is mandatory for all employees, also self-employed can contribute (on a voluntary basis) . Self -employed who contributed could be considered eligible to the unemployment benefit?
3. Will the unemployed apply to the benefit or the firm will signal the layoff? Now firms have to pay a severance payment for a month, will this be in addition to the severance payment? Thanks for clarifying.

As mentioned on the phone this morning I am requesting whether electricity compensations are eligible under the Fast Track Facility .

Thanks

Maddalena