Starting in July of next year, a proposal will tax the payments that employers make to cover an employee’s first two days of sick leave. The representative of the State Health Insurance Fund says the new levy is projected to add four million euros to the fund’s budget in the first year. If the amendment takes effect on 1 July 2027, the additional revenue would be recorded in the 2027 financial plan. By the following year, 2028, the fund expects to receive a total of eight million euros from the tax. The calculation assumes that the contributions will be applied uniformly to all employers across the country. The expected increase is presented as a way to strengthen the mandatory health insurance system.