The DA has proposed that Sars be drafted in to pay out Temporary Employee/employer Relief Scheme (TERS) benefits during the Covid-19 crisis if the Unemployment Insurance Fund lacks the capacity to handle an expected flood of applications.
Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance on Tuesday proposed that the South African Revenue Services be drafted in to pay out Temporary Employee/employer Relief Scheme benefits during the Covid-19 crisis if the Unemployment Insurance Fund lacks the capacity to handle an expected flood of applications.
Cardo said it was a matter of concern that it was not clear how many applications the UIF has received since South Africa's Covid-19 outbreak began last month and the economy was largely shut down. Cardo said media reports have quoted a figure of 27,000 applications for the Covid-19 TERS benefits but the number seemed doubtfully small given the extent to which companies had been forced to cease trading under the national lockdown.
"The DA reiterates its call upon the government to publish a daily dashboard of claims received, processed and paid in terms of the Covid-19 TERS benefit.
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