In a bid to do more to tackle the practice of paying parts of salaries in the form of cash, the State Revenue Service (VID) will be submitting amendments to the Law on State Social Insurance in the forthcoming Finance Law that will see a shift in the burden of proof over to employers, requiring them to justify why declared salary levels are low. The amendments target companies paying significantly lower wages than the average level in their sector.
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