Economic impact of the PAEF on the ferry sector companies in Florenica Caqueta

Abstract

The declaration of the State of economic, social and ecological emergency by the national government through Decree 637 of 2020, as a mechanism to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the national territory, strictly conditioned the way of life not only of people , but also, of the companies in the normal development of the corporate purpose they pursue, therefore, the mandatory isolation decreed closed the doors to the companies, leading them to strong periods of recession that motivated them to make drastic decisions, such as collective dismissals of personal; In this sense, one of the most affected economic sectors as a result of the growth that constructions had been presenting in the country were hardware stores; In that order, the State, under the need to guarantee social tranquility, implemented from Decree 639 of 2020, the Formal Employment Support Program - PAEF, as a tool for the sustainability of formalized employability in Colombia, especially for incorporated companies. before January 1, 2020 and that they will be able to demonstrate a decrease of up to 20 % or more of their income. Consequently, this article sought to investigate the benefits of the PAEF to microentrepreneurs in the hardware sector in the city of Florence, through a non-experimental, descriptive study with a mixed approach, implementing a survey of 100 of the 177 existing hardware stores. in the capital of Caquetá, finding that although the mechanism has been able to guarantee the maintenance of employment for families that depend economically on this sector, as well as prevent these companies from going into insolvency, there is a need for dissemination and pedagogy strategies that allow a greater coverage, because it only impacted 2,8 % of this sector, in a municipality with precarious unemployment figures.