The legislative body on November 23 debated the 2019 draft state social insurance budget law and draft mandatory health insurance funds law in the first reading, IPN reports.
Nelea Rusu, secretary of state at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection, said the revenues of the state social insurance budget next year will be 21.427,4 billion lei, an increase of 10.8% compared with 2018. The state social insurance contributions will represent 59.6% of these revenues and will total 12.770,0 billion lei, by 70.5 million lei less than this year.
The contribution tariff set on October 1 this year will be maintained. Thus, the employers working in the private sector, in higher education establishments and health facilities will pay a social insurance contribution of 18%, while those working in agriculture of 12%. The individual contribution tariff will be 6%. The private individuals who work based on an individual contract signed with the National House of Social Insurance will pay a contribution of 9,456 lei a year, while the persons who own or rent farmland and cultivate it individually of 2,412 lei a year.
The state social insurance budget for 2019 will not be in deficit. The 2019 state social insurance budget provides for a total expenditure of 21.427,4 billion lei, an increase of 2.088,4 billion lei. The money will go to cover the subprograms of the budget in accordance with the sector policy priorities. 73.6% of the costs for relevant activities will be allocated from the state social insurance budget, while 26.4% from state budget transfers.
The revenues of the 2019 mandatory health insurance funds will be 7.326,0 billion lei, up 8.8% on the current ones. The mandatory health insurance premium will be 9% – 4.5% paid by employers and 4.5% paid by employees. The mandatory health insurance policy next year will cost 4,056.0 lei, as this year.
The deficit of the mandatory health insurance funds in 2019 will be 200 million.
The two draft laws are to be given a final reading.
