Almost the same here, and I guess in the whole of Europe (might be mistaken but I doubt it).
If you're self-employed...you're f##!
There was talk of sorting out the self employed in Britain. I'm not sure how advanced it i. The really weird thing is that initially it seems it didn't occur to them to do anything about the self employed at all other than advise people to go on the dole. I don't see why being salaried makes you a superior being worth saving.