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1 | New Taxes in Macedonia Send Freelancers and Part-Time Workers Into the Streets | Hetra Vaovao ao Makedonia Manery ny Mpiasatena sy ny Asa Ampaha-Potoana Hidina An-dalambe |
2 | “No to racketeering by the state” - banner at a protest in Skopje, Macedonia, Dec 22, 2014. | “Tsia amin'ny fakam-bolan'ny fitondra-panjakana” - sora-baventy nandritra ny fihetsiketseha-panoherana tao Skopje, Makedonia, 22 Desambra 2014. |
3 | Photo: F. | Saripika: F. |
4 | Stojanovski, CC BY. | Stojanovski, CC BY. |
5 | Several thousand Macedonians took to the streets of downtown Skopje on December 22 to protest a new tax that requires mandatory contributions to the state retirement and health funds. | Makedoniana anarivony maro no nidina an-dalambe ny afovoan-tanànan'i Skopje tamin'ny 22 Desambra ho fanoherana ny hetra vaovao izay mitaky anjara biriky ho an'ny fanjakana amin'ny vola fisotroan-dronono sy ny fahasalamana. |
6 | The new tax will be imposed on earnings for freelance work and will be added to other personal income tax, effective January 1, 2015. | Ny hetra vaovao dia hampiharina amin'ny vola raisin'ny asa mahaleotena sy fanampin'ny hetra amin'ny fidiram-bola manokana hafa, mihatra manomboka amin'ny 1 Janoary 2015. |
7 | In a country with an unemployment rate that nearly reached 29 percent in the second quarter of 2014, freelancing and working part-time is all that's available to many people. | Ao amin'ny firenena manana tahan'ny tsy fananana asa efa hahatratra 29 isan-jato tamin'ny telovolana faharoan'ny taona 2014, dia ny asa mahaleotena sy asa ampaha-potoana no hany vonona hoan'ny olona maro dia maro. |
8 | The protest's organizers created Facebook event that attracted more than 5,000 RSVPs and used the hashtag #ПротестХонорарци (#ProtestFreelancers) on Twitter and Facebook. | Namorona hetsika Facebook nahazo fampielezana mihoatra ny in-5000 ny mpikarakara ny hetsi-panoherana ary nampiasa ny diezy #ПротестХонорарци (#ProtestFreelancers) ao amin'ny Twitter sy Facebook. |
9 | Ahead of the protest, over 15 diverse and otherwise unconnected organizations expressed their support, from the Macedonian Translators' Association, to the independent Journalist Trade Union, to leftist organizations Lenka and Solidarity; and the Student Plenum. | Mialoha ny hetsi-panoherana, naneho ny fanohanany ny Fikambanan'ny Makedoniana mpandikateny, ny sendikàn'ny mpanao gazety tsy miankina, fikambanana ankavia Lenka sy Firaisankina, ny Student Plenum, ary ny fikambanana hafa. |
10 | Protest participants were joined by many prominent public figures, including artists, musicians, activists, and entrepreneurs, many of whom are freelancers themselves. | Nanatevin-daharana ireo mpandray anjara amin'ny hetsi-panoherana ireo ny olo-malaza maro, anisan'izany ny mpanakanto, mpitendry mozika, ireo mpikatroka mafàna fo, ary mpandraharaha, izay mpiasatena ihany koa ny maro amin'izy ireo. |
11 | The protesters paid a visit to the Parliament, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, and the building of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. | Nandeha nitsidika ny Parlemanta, Ny Minisiteran'ny Asa sy ny Fanaovan-dalàna sosialy, ary ny lapan'ny Governemantan'ny Repoblikan'i Makedonia ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana. |
12 | There was no official response by the authorities. | Tsy nisy ny valiny ofisialy avy any amin'ny manampahefana. |
13 | “Taking from the poor to give to the rich!” - some protesters associated the Prime Minister Gruevski with the slogan of “reverse Robin Hood.” | “Maka amin'ny mahantra hanomezana amin'ny manankohariana!” - misy mpanao fihetsiketsehana sasany mampifandray ny Praiminisitra Minister Gruevski amin'ny hiakan'ny “Robin des Bois mitsongoloka.” |
14 | Skopje, Macedonia, Dec 22, 2014. | Skopje, Makedonia, 22 Desambra 2014. |
15 | Photo: F. | Saripika: F. |
16 | Stojanovski, CC BY. | Stojanovski, CC BY. |
17 | The tax's opponents claim it will directly affect workers, though income taxes and health insurance payments in Macedonia technically fall on employers. | Ny mpanohitra ny hetra milaza fa hisy fiantraikany mivantana amin'ny mpiasa io, nefa ara-teknika ny hetran'ny vola miditra sy ny fandoavana ny fiantohana ara-pahasalamana ao Makedonia dia mitontona any amin'ny mpampiasa. |
18 | Critics say employers will respond to the new tax simply by lowering salaries, sometimes by as much as 35 percent. | Miteny ny mpitsikera fa hamaly ny hetra vaovao amin'ny alalan'ny fampidinana karama fotsiny ny mpampiasa, indraindray hatrany amin'ny 35 isan-jato. |
19 | People also worry it will lead to discrimination, as several types of work, including elected and appointed public officials, would be exempt. | Manahy ihany koa ny olona fa hitondra mankany amin'ny fanavakavahana izany, satria misy ny sokajin'asa maro , ka anisany ny manampahefana voafidy sy voatendry, tsy ampandoavina. |
20 | The tax is unpopular for several other reasons, too. | Tsy tian'ny olona ilay hetra noho ny antony maro hafa koa. |
21 | Workers earning above minimum wage, for instance, are unable to register for unemployment benefits the following year. | Ny mpiasa nahazo mihoatra noho ny karama farany ambany indrindra, ohatra, dia tsy afaka hisoratra anarana hisitraka amin'ny tsy fananan'asa ny taona manaraka. |
22 | The extra tax burden is expected to weigh heavily on the nonprofit sector, as well as independent media outlets, where resources for additional spending are scarce. | Heverina hitambesatra any amin'ny sehatrasa tsy mitady tombom-barotra ilay hetra fanampiny, sy any amin'ny sehatry ny fampitam-baovao tsy miankina, izay zara raha misy ny loharanon-karena hanaovana fandaniana fanampiny. |
23 | According to protesters, the new taxes will not increase the quality of state services in Macedonia, and will only shift the costs of the current system. | Araka ny lazain'ny mpanao hetsi-panoherana, ny hetra vaovao dia tsy hanatsara ny asam-panjakana ao Makedonia, fa hahabe fotsiny ny fandaniam-bolan'ny rafitra misy ankehitriny. |
24 | “Is this personal enough?” | “Ampy hoan'ny tena ve?” |
25 | Protest meme designs by MightyCreation Aleksandar Pesevski, CC BY-NC. | Sary natao hampihomehy namboarin'ny MightyCreation Aleksandar Pesevski, CC BY-NC. |
26 | According to protesters' main Facebook event page, paying additional taxes on freelance and part-time work is unacceptable for several reasons: | Araka ny pejin-danonana Facebook-n'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana, dia tsy azo ekena noho ny antony maro ny hetra fanampiny atao amin'ny mpiasatena sy ny miasa amin'ny ampaham-potoana: |
27 | The Government's intention to introduce contributions for freelance work from January 1, 2015, will lead to increased poverty and unemployment. | Hampiakatra ny fahantrana sy ny tsy fananan'asa ny fikasan'ny governemanta hampiditra ny fandraisana anjaran'ny asa-tena manomboka amin'ny 1 Janoary 2015. |
28 | Besides, exempting state employees from this obligation which the Government imposes on the all other mortals, without any logical explanation, shows the full perversity of the concept. | Ankilan'izany ny mpiasam-panjakana dia afaka amin'io adidy izay aneren'ny governemanta ny mety maty rehetra io, tsy misy fanazavana mitombina, ka mampiseho ny fisainan-dratsy tanteraka tanatin'ilay tsirin-kevitra. |
29 | Our demands are: 1. Stop the implementation of the new regulations… in order to create space for their change and withdrawal. | Ny fangatahanay dia: 1. Ajanony ny fampiharana ny fitsipika vaovao… mba hamoronana sahatra hanovana sy hanariana azy. |
30 | 2. Increase the work of the Labor Inspectorate and detect the actual cases of hidden employment, or the proclaimed issue of working without contracts or not paying of social security contributions… 3. Increase or abolish the highest monthly base for calculating contributions which currently amounts six average salaries. | 2. Ampitomboy ny asan'ny Fanaraha-Maso ny Mpiasa ary mamantatra ny antony marina mahatonga ny asa-maizina, na ny fanambarana ho miasa tsy misy fifanarahan'asa na ny tsy fandoavana ny anjara biriky amin'ny fiarovana ara-tsosialy … 3. Akaro na foano ny fototry ny karama ambony indrindra hikajiana ny fototry ny kajy isam-bolana handoavana ny fandraisana anjara izay kirakiraina avy amin'ny mari-karama enina eo amin'ny ankapobeny. |
31 | Who will be affected by these legislative changes? | Iza no ho tratran'ireo fanovan'ny mpanao lalàna ireo? |
32 | Large number of Macedonian citizens who have no opportunity for full-time employment are forced to fight for their existence working for honorariums, which most often are neither regular or large. | Maro ny olom-pirenena Makedoniana izay tsy manana fotoana ananana asa feno voatery hiady ho amin'ny [karama isan'andro], izay matetika sady tsy maharitra no tsy ambony. |
33 | Such freelancers are not entitled to labor rights which come with full-time registered employment. | Tsy mba misitraka ny zon'ny mpiasa ny mpiasatena tahaka izany, [zo] mety amin'ny fananan'asa ora feno voasoratra ara-dalàna. |
34 | Far from privileged, they are part of the precariat, the most endangered working class. | Lavitry ny fisitrahana ry zareo ka anatin'ny sokajin'ny marefo, tandindonin-doza indrindra amin'ny sarangan'ny mpiasa. |
35 | When these legislative changes come into effect, their employers will lower the honorariums in order to pay the contribution benefits requested by the state, thus causing further impoverishment. | Raha vao manankery ireo fanovana avy amin'ny mpanao lalàna ireo, dia hampihena ny fandoany amin'ny mpiasa ny mpampiasa handoavany any amin'ny fanjakana ny anjara adidiny, izany no miteraka fampahantrana bebe kokoa. |
36 | It is also possible that, with a lower bottom line, that many such people would be fired, increasing the unemployment. | Azo heverina ihany koa, noho ny fisian'ny tsipika ambany indrindra mihamidina, dia maro ny olona ho voaroaka, ka hampitombo ny tsy fananana asa. |
37 | All persons who are employed full-time and all people that will be employed in the future are affected by these legislative changes! […] | Ho tratran'ity fanovan'ny fanaovan-dalàna ity ny olona rehetra izay miasa ora feno sy ny olona rehetra hiasa rahatrizay! […] |
38 | With these amendments the government wants to overlook the biggest problem of Macedonia - and that is poverty - not the increase in the amount of money it controls! | Amin'ireo fanitsiana natao irey no governemanta dia mitady tsy hitodika any amin'ny olana lehibe indrindra ao Macedonia - ary izany dia ny fahantrana - fa tsy ny fampakarana ny habetsaky ny vola feheziny! |
39 | The remedy offered is worse than the disease itself! | Ny fanafody natolotra moa izany dia vao maika loza kokoa noho ilay aretina aza! |
40 | The poor and the oppressed should not be used as scapegoats and sacrificed so the government can overcome the problems with the Pension and Disability Insurance and the Health Insurance Funds it itself created! | Tsy tokony ho ala-olana sy ataon'ny governemanta sorona ny mahantra sy ny voatsindrihazolena hahafahany mamaha ny olan'ny famatsiambolan'ny Fisotroan-dronono sy ny Fiantohana raha voakilema ary ny Fiantohana ara-pahasalamana izay izy ihany no nanangana azy! |
41 | Macedonia's parliament adopted the new legislation in a special meeting last summer, bypassing typical requirements for public discussion and consultations with stakeholders. | Nandany ny lalàna vaovao nandritra ny fivoriana manokana tamin'ny fotoam-pahavaratra farany teo ny parlemantan'i Makedonia, nandika ny fepetra mahazatra hanaovana fifanakalozan-kevitra sy ny hanontaniana ny hevitry ny mpandray anjara ao amin'ny sehatra voatonona. |
42 | Politicians waited until October to address several ambiguities in the new regulations, and the government has refused to postpone implementation. | Niandry hatramin'ny oktobra ny politisianina hiatrehana ny fahasarotana maro ao anatin'ny fitsipika vaovao, fa nandà hanemotra ny fampiharana ny governemanta. |
43 | Recently, however, there are some signs lawmakers might be willing to roll back certain privileges for public officials that were built into the law. | Vao haingana izay, na izany aza, misy famantarana vitsivitsy hita tamin'ny mpanao lalàna fa mety hanaisotra indray ny tombontsoa sasantsasany hoan'ny mpiasam-panjakana ambony nampidirina tao amin'ilay lalàna ry zareo. |
44 | (Officials inexplicably removed from the state pension fund's website language that would have enforced these entitlements.) | (Noesorin'ny manam-pahefana tsy nisy fanazavana ao amin'ny tranonkalan'ny tahirim-bolam-panjakana ny teny mety mampihatra izany zo izany.) |
45 | Some social media users accuse the state of adding unconstitutional and discriminatory clauses to the new regulations, just to serve as a bargaining chip the state can later withdraw, as a way of pacifying the public. | Mpiseran'ny media sosialy sasany miampanga ny fanampiana fifanarahana manavakavaka sy tsy mifanaraka amin'ny lalampanorenana ao amin'ny fitsipika vaovao, hanaovana adi-varotra izay azon'ny fitondrana tsipahina fotsiny avy eo, ho fomba iray hampandriana adrisa ny vahoaka . |
46 | “Hell comes when you could have said ‘No!,' but you kept silent” - protest in front of the Government of Republic of Macedonia, Dec 22, 2014. | “Tonga ny Afobe raha afa-niteny hoe ‘Tsia!,' ianao saingy nangina” - hetsi-panoherana teo anoloan'ny Governemantan'ny Repoblikan'i Makedonia, 22 Desambra 2014. |
47 | Photo: F. | Saripika: F. |
48 | Stojanovski, CC BY. | Stojanovski, CC BY. |
49 | So far, the Macedonian government has not wavered before demonstrators, even after massive student protests. | Hatramin'izao, ny governemanta Makedoniana dia tsy nihontsona eo anoloan'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana, eny fa na dia taorian'ny hetsi-panoherana faoben'ny mpianatra aza. |
50 | The expected influx of money from this new kind of levies (some 68 million euros) will to some degree help fund the country's depleted healthcare and pension spending. | Ny fidiram-bola nandrasana avy amin'io karazana fakam-bola vaovao io (eo ho eo amin'ny 68 tapitrisa euros) amin'ny ampahany sasany dia hamaha amin'ny fandaniana ara-pahasalamana ao amin'ny firenena sy ny fisotroan-dronono. |
51 | Macedonia has about 2 million citizens, and its state budget is burdened with the salaries of 180,000 state employees, as well as various benefits for key segments of the population that vote mainly for the ruling Parties, such as retired persons and farmers who receive state subsidies. | Misy 2 tapitrisa ny olom-pirenena ao Makedonia, ary ny tetibolam-panjakana dia vesaran'ny ny karaman'ny mpiasa-panjakana 180.000, ary toy izany koa ny tombontsoa isan-karazany ho an'ny ampaha-mponina mandatsa-bato ho an'ny antokon'ny fitondrana, toy ny olona efa misotro ronono sy ny tantsaha izay mahazo fanampiana ara-bola avy amin'ny fitondram-pitantanana. |
52 | #ПротестХонорарци pic.twitter.com/EpTun6yALl | #ПротестХонорарци pic.twitter.com/EpTun6yALl |
53 | - Венчо (@veky9) December 19, 2014 | - Венчо (@veky9) December 19, 2014 |