Public petition n°4023

Petitioner: Elio De Blasi

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"This petition aims to allow employers to directly pay certain personal expenses of employees from their gross salary, before income tax, within the framework of a flexible compensation system. A flexible compensation system allowing direct payment by the employer from gross salary of the following expenses: - rent for the primary residence or mortgage payments for the primary residence. - medical expenses and health insurance. - expenses for studies, professional training, courses, or professional development."

"This proposal aims to introduce a structural measure allowing employees to pay for a portion of their essential expenses-including housing, medical costs, education, and training-directly from their gross salary, before income tax. This measure is not public aid or a state subsidy, but rather a tax optimization measure for wages, designed to increase workers' net monthly income without increasing wage costs for the employer. The principle is based on flexible remuneration or compensation in kind, agreed upon between the employer and the employee, allowing the employer to directly pay certain expenses on behalf of the employee before income tax is applied. Expenses that can be paid directly by the employer include: - Rent for the primary residence or mortgage payments for the primary residence. - Medical expenses and health insurance. - Costs of studies, vocational training, courses, or professional development related to career advancement. Payment Methods" The employee, and the corresponding amounts will be deducted from their gross salary before the application of income tax and related withholdings. The total amount of payments made under this flexible compensation scheme cannot exceed 30% (for example, 30% is the prudent debt-to-income ratio limit used by banks) of the employee's annual gross salary. This scheme does not constitute public aid, nor is it a state subsidy; it is a method of tax optimization of salary, and it is based on a voluntary agreement between the employer and the employee. The objectives of this measure are: - To increase workers' net monthly salary, - To facilitate access to housing, - To reduce the cost of medical care, - To encourage training and professional development, To improve purchasing power without increasing the total cost of labor for the employer.