a new law will grant the Federal government the customs, considerably more powers in the fight against undeclared work. The Cabinet has now brought the design to the way that also provides for 3500 additional jobs.
The Federal government wants to proceed by more and more powers and more staff at the customs to strengthen the fight against illegal employment and fraud in social benefits. “We will identify more abuse and detection,” said Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz, at the unveiling of the draft law. He promise that the more you order, Fairness and justice in the labour market.
3500 additional
The competent special unit of the customs, the financial control of undeclared work, will receive in the longer term, 3500 additional jobs. Full effect of the headcount is only up to the year 2030. The annual expenditure would then be quantified in the draft bill to around 460 million Euro.
According to the Ministry of Finance, the customs has uncovered in just the past two years, with its controls in the area of illegal employment damages in the amount of approximately EUR 1.8 billion. The dark figure was presumably much higher. Scholz relates to a “growing Trend” among other things, on construction sites, in the security industry, but also through Online platforms.
Illegal Child benefits in focus
The Cabinet of Ministers launched the draft law also provides for rules for illegitimate children, money, respect by the EU-to prevent a foreigner. You are supposed to receive child benefit in the first three months, only if you can prove income. The family coffers of the Federal employment Agency (BA) to obtain greater control rights.
Scholz would like to conclude the legislative procedure in the Bundestag and the Bundesrat before the summer break. The Federal government explained the project, therefore, urgent, and thus, the counseling periods in Parliament shorten.
