According to a member of the Flemish parliament, Helga Stevens, are the administrative fines of care insurance for not paying or paying too late unreasonable.
The fines for people who pay too late is as high as for people who do not pay and she cannot agree with this.
For this month in total there are already 42 000 administrative fines sent to people who did not pay their contribution or paid it partly. The contribution is 25 euro’s, but the fine can be more than 250 euro’s. The most important fact is that in the letters of the care insurance there is a fine mentioned but it does not say the amount of it.
That is why Helga Stevens asked the minister of welfare to be willing, especially for people who did pay their contribution in the financial year. She also asks to lengthen the payment date from the 10th of May to the 31st of December.
In my opinion I think it is not fair that people who pay their contribution partly, have to pay the same fine as people that don’t pay their contribution. I also think that the amount of the fine has to be mentioned on the papers of the care insurance. That Helga Stevens asks to lengthen the payment date is also, in my opinion, better. Because a payment at the end of the year is better than half the year.
Ruth Blommaert
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In my opinion I am convinced this has to change. It is unfair that the people have to pay such a high fine! Actually it is just ridiculous. The fines should be gradual, who pays partly should not pay the highest fine! The fines are also to high compared to the contribution, this is only 25 euro’s the fine amounts 250 euro’s. And nowhere is written how much the fine exactly amounts. You also have to take into account that we are having a financial crisis. So the terms of payment should be longer. It is the governments job to help the people, not to punish them.
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