Tackling undeclared work database

Undeclared work can be defined as work which is in itself legal but is not declared to the authorities for tax, social security and/or labour law purposes. Across the 28 Member States of the European Union, a great deal of effort is being invested into developing and testing policy measures that aim to tackle undeclared work.

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Tax reforms to create new jobs, Turkey

02 lipnja 2013
  • Turkey
  To take away barriers to formalisation and to reduce the costs of labour, the Turkish government introduced a series of tax reforms aimed mainly at reducing the tax burden for companies and employees. Since 2006, these reforms have resulted in the creation of many additional formal jobs.  
  • Type of measure:

    Legitimising undeclared work, Prevention

Social information and investigation service, Belgium

02 lipnja 2013
  • Belgium
  The federal government of Belgium has set up the Social Information and Investigation Service to intensify and streamline the fight against social welfare benefit fraud. This new organisation is specifically designed to improve coordination between the various parties involved in fraud prevention. As part of this initiative, the competencies of social welfare inspectors have also been extended.  
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: improve detection

Joint effective control on undeclared work, Bulgaria

02 lipnja 2013
  • Bulgaria
 
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: improve detection, Deterrence: increase penalties

New rules against employing third-country nationals, Malta

02 lipnja 2013
  • Malta
  • Type of measure:

Fiscal Rescue Operation, Portugal

02 lipnja 2013
  • Portugal
  The objective of the Fiscal Rescue Operation introduced by the Portuguese government in 2008 was the recovery of tax revenues diverted by companies. During the operation, the Tax General-Directorate DGCI recovered €435 million in tax revenues, an average of €1.8 million daily.  
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: improve detection, Legitimising undeclared work

Fair Play project, Iceland

02 lipnja 2013
  • Iceland
  In close cooperation between social partners in Iceland, two campaigns were launched between mid-2011 and summer 2012, called the Fair Play campaigns. Both campaigns were targeted at creating fairer competition between companies and safeguarding employees’ rights by stamping out undeclared work. The campaigns were launched through the media as well as by printed flyers highlighting how undeclared work is a threat to the welfare of Icelandic society.  
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: improve detection, Legitimising undeclared work, Prevention

Joint alliance against the black economy, Norway

02 lipnja 2013
  • Norway
  In 2008, Norway’s central social partners, the Ministry of Finance and the Tax Administration renegotiated an agreement obliging them to further develop their joint cooperation against the black economy. The alliance primarily engages in awareness-raising activities and provides companies, entrepreneurs, workers and consumers with information on the societal consequences of undeclared work and guidelines on how to follow tax rules through their websites, as well as popular educational programmes directed at young people.  
  • Type of measure:

    Changing attitudes: commitment to tax morality, Prevention

Connecting fiscal devices to the National Revenue Agency, Bulgaria

02 lipnja 2013
  • Bulgaria
  The severe drop in state revenues following the economic crisis of 2008 led to a renewed public interest in the undeclared work debate. Since 2008, Bulgaria has experienced high revenue losses and a higher level of tax evasion. To address this situation, the government decided to connect the fiscal devices of all trade entities with the computer system of the National Revenue Agency in real time. The measure aims to strengthen the government’s administration of taxes and curtail informal activities.  
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: improve detection

One-stop shop business registration, Croatia

02 lipnja 2013
  • Croatia
 
  • Type of measure:

    Legitimising undeclared work, Prevention

Action plans to combat undeclared work, Latvia

02 lipnja 2013
  • Latvia
 
  • Type of measure:

    Deterrence: increase penalties, Legitimising undeclared work, Prevention

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