Budget 2021: Will govt use EPFO to ease burden on salaried class? Union Budget 2021: Last year, the government had announced a slew of other measures for salaried class when the coronavirus outbreak began in the country. For instance, the Centre decided to pay 24 per cent to EPF account of employees till August 2020 for establishments with up to 100 employees BusinessToday.In | February 1, 2021 | Updated 07:54 IST The salaried individuals are hoping that government may announce more incentives to tide them over the distressful situations The coronavirus pandemic has hit a large number of salaried employees as they faced job losses as well as hefty cuts in their salaries. Well, the crisis may not be the same as before, but many employees are still reeling from the impact of job losses. The salaried individuals are hoping that government may announce more incentives to tide them over the distressful situations.