We know that the old fund was closed in a very bad context. It was a particularly difficult period regarding employment insurance benefits that were supposed to be paid. If the old fund had not been closed, would we have seen differences in the contributions collected from workers and enterprises?
I will reiterate that the maximum insurable earnings for an employee are $48,600, and the employer must pay an amount that is equivalent to 1.4 times the employee's contribution. Were any studies done on the impact maintaining the old fund might have had on contribution levels?