– We start the discussion tomorrow.
this is the sound of the announcement from the finance minister, Nicolai Wammen, when he Folketingssalen was asked if the danes may soon receive the frozen holiday pay.
Nicolai Wammen explains to Ritzau, that the frozen holiday pay is in the government’s consideration as a method to stimulate the economy.
– I see the holiday pay as a powerful tool in the box, and we will tomorrow (Thursday, ed.) discuss with the political parties, what are the different tools we can bring into use, says the minister of finance.
Nicolai Wammen, will not, however, comment on whether the holiday pay becomes part of the government’s summer package.
– I do not think that we are closer today. We talk with political parties about tomorrow, what kind of action we think is sensible, he says.
the Announcement comes in the wake of Mette Frederiksen little holiday money-bomb on Tuesday, where she said that the payment of holiday pay included ‘very much in our considerations’, when the danes must have a summer treat in order to boost the economy after the coronakrisen.
FAQ about the frozen holiday pay Why is my holiday pay frozen?
The new ferielov is based on the concept samtidsferie. It means that you are continuously saving vacation up, so you can keep the vacation as you earn it. Specifically, you will earn 2,08 days holiday per. month from 1. september 2020. The new rules mean, that there is a transitional period, and then we have the problem. Both your in already banked staggered holiday and your samtidsferie would mean that you would have 10 weeks of vacation a year. It would be too expensive for employers, and so have the politicians decided to freeze your staggered holidays.
When will I get them paid?
In principle, you will only receive your money when you have the right to your pension. Unless the government and the political parties decide that they need to be paid to the danes before.
How much do I get?
It appears likely on your paycheck, how many holiday exactly that you have earned so far. Alternatively, you can get an idea of it by using the calculator below. You can even calculate the amount by taking 12.5 per cent of the employment income that you have had in the period 1. september 2019 to 31. august 2020.
Why should I have to pay tax on them?
You always have to pay tax on your holiday pay. It would also make if they were paid in the normal way, that sometimes it just happens automatically and continuously. If you extraordinary to get them paid, so it has NOT happened automatically, and then you have to pay tax on them.
at the time Of writing it remains unclear how the money will be distributed in the sommerpaken.
According to Ekstra information is the so-called ‘helicopter money’ part of the consideration. That is, a check from the state, which is shared out to a larger group of danes.
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The indfrosne holiday pay is also an option. Since september last year is an amount equal to 12.5 percent of the Danish ferieberettigede salary has been frozen.
Several parties have suggested that the money is being paid just now. It is supposed that the frozen funds are only payable at retirement age.
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