SOCIAL SECURITY GENERAL SCHEME (SSGS)
BENEFITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

» Contributions

Overall contributory rates applicable to public employees fulfilling public functions:

» 34,75%, being respectively, 23,75% and 11% for public employers and for contracted public employees

» 29,6%, being respectively, 18,6% and 11% for public employers and for appointed public employees

» Who pays the contributions?

Public employee?s contributions

Services processing monthly compensations make deductions on these public employees? contributions - 11% and forward them to the respective social security institutions

Public employer?s contribution

Services apply rates, on monthly compensations, and forward the amounts to competent social security institutions, together with public employees? contributions

» Who grants and pays the benefits?

The grant and pay of benefits is of the responsibility of competent social security institutions

Note

In case of unemployment of public employees, on an appointment scheme and of public employees under an employment contract in public functions who previously were civil servants, unemployment benefits are granted by social security institutions, but the respective allowances are paid by the services where they fulfilled functions for the last time