The Government plans to approve this Tuesday a 75% reduction in business contributions to Social Security both in the autonomous city of Ceuta and in Melilla for the years 2026 and 2027, according to what the president of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, advanced this Monday in an interview on the SER network reported by Europa Press.
The head of the Government detailed that the social contributions paid by employers in both autonomous cities will be reduced by 75% during those two years, with the aim of boosting economic activity in these territories.
Sources from the Ministry of Labor indicated to Europa Press that it is planned to raise the bonuses linked to the hiring of workers from 50% to 75%, in addition to incorporating additional measures to facilitate that companies can access temporary employment regulation files (ERTEs) "with all guarantees," ensuring full access to unemployment benefits (without consuming unemployment) and with a 100% exemption on business contributions.
This package of actions is part of the economic plan announced by the Government for the autonomous city of Ceuta following the massive arrival of immigrants to the autonomous city at the end of July, which will also include direct aid aimed at self-employed individuals and companies located in the area.
The extraordinary plan will have a budget of 168 million euros, according to the figure specified today by the president of the Government, and represents an expansion of the special plan aimed at diversifying the sources of economic growth in Ceuta that was launched in 2022.
"We are going to approve an extraordinary expansion of that plan (the special one launched in 2022) with 168 million euros, that is, 8% of the Gross Domestic Product of Ceuta, precisely to reactivate and relaunch the Ceuta economy," said the head of the Executive, who added that the hiring bonuses will also be extended to employers in Melilla "due to the reflection that exists from one city to another and because of the reality they share."