Principle of agreement between the self-employed and the Government: the annual fee will increase by 60 euros

The minimum contribution base will rise by 1.25%, and rates will go from the current 29.8 to 30% in 2019

The self-employed organizations ATA and UPTA have announced an agreement in principle with the Government by which the annual fee of these workers will increase "an average of 60 euros." This increase, explain Lorenzo Amor, president of ATA, and Eduardo Abad, head of UPTA, will be accompanied by an improvement in coverage such as the right to charge for cessation of activity, training, professional contingencies and a bonus of 100 % for temporary disability.

Specifically, in 2019 the minimum contribution base will increase by 1.25%, both for the self-employed individual and the company, and the rates will go from the current 29.8% to 30% in 2019. The agreed increase represents a notable reduction compared to the first offers that the Government had carried out. In fact, last week ATA stated that the latest offer from the Executive represented an increase of 260 euros per year in the fee, that is, 200 euros more than what was agreed today.

For its part, the conditions of the flat rate are maintained but the amount increases slightly: up to 60 euros, which is 10 more than the current 50 euros. Once again, the figure represents a significant reduction compared to the Government's offer, whose intention was to carry out an increase in 50%.

For their part, sources from the Ministry of Labor point out that "after a meeting requested by UPTA, which acted as mediator, the ATA association has decided to join the principle of agreement on the increase in Social Security bases and contributions for self-employed workers. for next year". "This pre-agreement proposed by the Ministry had already been previously supported by the rest of the associations -UATAE and CEAC- and is awaiting joint ratification and will lead to better benefits and protection for the self-employed group," they add.

The Minister of Labor assures that the increase will be temporary, since the Executive's intention is for the self-employed to start paying contributions for what they really earn.

This same Wednesday, the Minister of Labor, Magdalena Valerio, stated that she was sure that both parties would reach an agreement because the increase would be "very small" and, in exchange, the self-employed would register a "very important" improvement in their benefits, according to Europa Press reports. Furthermore, the increase will be "transitory" since the Executive's intention has always been that, as soon as the Tax Agency is in a position to carry out the necessary cross-checking of data, self-employed workers begin to contribute for what they actually earn.