Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA
2:10 pm
Mr. Mark Fielding:
The contribution rate for self-employed people in respect of the voluntary scheme for unemployment in Sweden is 0.37%. The contribution rate for employers in respect of the scheme in Finland runs from 0.8% up to 3.2%. The rate relating to the voluntary scheme in Germany is 6%. In Denmark, the contribution is €41 per month. A variety of contribution rates apply.