ABSTRACT

The Coronavirus pandemic has led to restrictions on movement and workplace closures, resulting in governments offering temporary financial support to enterprises and workers. This paper evaluates a group unable to access this financial support, namely those in the undeclared economy, and possible policy responses. To identify the service industries and workers involved, a late 2019 Eurobarometer survey of undeclared work in Europe is reported. This reveals that undeclared work is particularly prevalent in the hospitality, retail and personal services sectors and identifies the population groups over-represented. Given that this undeclared workforce is now largely unable to work, it will be argued that providing access to temporary financial support, through a voluntary disclosure initiative, would be a useful initiative not only to provide the income support these enterprises and workers need but also to bring them out of the shadows and put them on the radar of the state authorities.

摘要

冠状病毒大流行导致行动不便和工作场所关闭受到限制，导致政府向企业和工人提供临时财政支持。本文评估了无法获得此财务支持的组，即未申报经济体中的财务支持和可能的政策响应。为了确定涉及的服务行业和工人，据报道，2019年欧洲晴雨表对欧洲未申报的工作进行了调查。这表明未申报的工作在酒店，零售和个人服务部门特别普遍，并确定了代表人数过多的人群。鉴于这名未申报的员工现在基本上无法工作，因此将争辩说，通过自愿披露计划提供临时财务支持，