Will defaulters lose their driver’s licenses? The amendment to the law has been submitted, but everything should be different! Interest and penalties will be waived – Topky.sk

If the proposal were to pass, the Social Insurance Company will be able to collect claims by issuing an order to the police to withhold the driver’s license of a debtor whose income is not directly dependent on the possession of a driver’s license. “The relevant organizational component of the Social Insurance Company, after the deadline for filing an appeal has expired in vain or after the decision rejecting the appeal has entered into force, shall issue an executive order for the recovery of debts by seizing the driver’s license, by which it will order the Police Force authority to withhold the driver’s license of the participant in the proceedings, ” is written in the draft amendment to the law. Photo gallery (3) Draft amendment to the law from the workshop of deputies We are a family
Source: NRSR The Financial Administration already has similar powers in Slovakia, starting from January 2020. “The amendment to the tax code brings a new tool to the financial administration in the area of ​​recovery of arrears. From January, the financial administration (tax or customs office) can withhold a driver’s license from a debtor. This form enforcement concerns natural persons, and the financial administration will apply it in cases where other – more effective and economical forms of enforcement – are not successful,” states financnasprava.sk on its website. This method of tax enforcement will be carried out by the financial administration in accordance with the principle of proportionality and taking into account the fact , whether the debtor communicates with the tax administrator or not and has other property subject to execution. archive video Everything should be different According to one of the proponents of the amendment to the law, Petr Pčolinski, however, the withholding of the driver’s license will not be included in the proposal. “The law will be withdrawn and a new one will be submitted ,” said Pčolinský to Topky.sk. The new proposal should include a “general pardon”. That means á that instead of withholding driver’s licenses, some interest and penalties will be waived. “There will only be a general amnesty, which means that the interest and penalties on outstanding contributions to the social insurance company will be forgiven, as long as the real debt is paid by August 2023,” explained Pčolinský. Photo gallery (3) Source: Topky – Ján Zemiar “The Social Insurance Company will not prescribe penalties or waive the obligation to pay prescribed penalties, which are linked to outstanding insurance premiums and outstanding contributions to old-age pension savings according to a special regulation1) for the entire period before July 1, 2022, payable until January 31, 2023, if the due insurance premiums and due contributions for old-age pension savings have been paid in full by August 31, 2023,” it is also written in the current proposal to the deputy. The new proposal should be devoted specifically to the general pardon.