Cuba: Self-Employed Workers Now Exceed 300,000

[dipsydoodle]

Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) As of April 30, some 309,728 people in Cuba were officially self-employed (private) workers, and 221,839 of them were new, having obtained their licenses after October of last year.

Of the latter group, 22 percent, or 49,349, were involved in making and selling food, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, the Granma newspaper reported Saturday.

Another of the most popular licenses was that for hired worker, with 38,704, a figure expected to continue rising based on the regulations approved to expand and ease the hiring of workers by other self-employed workers for all activities.

Other popular licenses included those for passenger and freight transport, with 13,982 licenses granted, and producers/salespeople of household items, with 10,187.

http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=290284&Itemid=1

[Billy Burnett]

1. I wonder what the income tax structure is.

I haven't been in recent times and there's little info published on this newer topic.

:hi:

[Judi Lynn]

2. There are going to be a lot of people working hard on this restructuring, for sure. n/t

[flamingdem]

3. The guidelines were released at the last congress about a month ago

and I saw them but can't remember where, en espanol .. I'll find them soon

[Billy Burnett]

5. Thanks.

I've been looking but can't find any solid info. :shrug:

:hi:

[dipsydoodle]

4. I've got a feeling

they have no real concept of income tax due to the previous nature of everyone more or less being a state employee - wasn't much point increasing their own costs by recycling money.

I'm reasonably certain that when Raul originally announced these changes last year he mentioned it being something they would need to get used to and it was expected that all those who registered as small private enterprises kept adequate records of income / trading.

:hi:

[joshcryer]

6. Perestroika