The government wants to trim the payroll tax cuts that benefit micro-entrepreneurs in the beginning of the activity, but waives the right to do so as of the 1st October.

The engagement has paid off. There’s just a week, the government sought to practice of clear-cutting in the exemptions from social charges accorded to autoentrepreneurs who launch their business. Prepared in a hurry, without consultation, a decree was originally scheduled to enter force on Tuesday 1 October. The text provided for the granting of exemptions from charges to new autoentrepreneurs for a year, and up to 50% only. As for those already who have already established their business, they had to see their exemptions reduced (75% in the first year, 25% the second and 10% the third).

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The project has triggered a storm of protest. In a few days, more than 20,000 people have signed the petition launched on the Internet by the national Federation of autoentrepreneurs and its president, Gregory Leclercq, has made feet and hands to encourage the executive to backtrack. The highlight of this lobbying effort, an interview with the minister of Labour, Muriel Pénicaud, Monday, October 30, in the afternoon. A meeting which was also attended by François Hurel, president of the Union des autoentrepreneurs, and Frederick in the Future, president of the Association for the right to economic initiative (Adie).

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too expensive

Conclusion of the appointment ? It is urgent to wait. The draft decree is thus frozen, the time that the industry players can make counter-proposals. The cap, on the other hand, is well-maintained. After you have opened the floodgates of exemptions from charges for autoentrepreneurs January 1, 2019, the executive intends to close, at least partially. Because the measurement is much too expensive.

according To the impact study carried out by the public authorities, the widespread support for the creation or takeover of a company (Acre) represents, to the horizon 2022, a shortfall of € 1.4 billion in social Security funds, as the State compensates for. Substantially more than the 800 million euros maximum designed by Bercy.

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What alternatives are there ?

determined to contain the amount of the slate, the government is now waiting for actors from the sector proposals to save € 600 million overrun. With a tight schedule to follow : enter the measures in the parliamentary debates on the finance bill for the year 2020. A challenge that the representatives of autoentrepreneurs say they are ready to meet. “We can discuss everything, but it is there for us in a red line not to be crossed. It is out of the question that future measures will apply to the autoentrepreneurs who have already established their business,” says Gregory Leclercq.

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Among the tracks that will be explored, the limitation of the income of the Acre to certain categories of autoentrepreneurs, in particular young people, job seekers and recipients of the RSA, or even the seniors. The other possibility, to reserve the device to those whose income tax reference is below a certain threshold. A way to exclude relief to those who benefit from resources comfortable, particularly because they accumulate their activity autoentrepreneur with wage income. Third and last option, to remake completely the device, with effect from 1 January. Moral (provisional) of the story, we can only advise to those considering embarking as autoentrepreneurs not too much delay. Because the January 1, 2020, it is likely that the regime is less favourable.