Amor (ATA) asks the Government to “stop pissing off” the self-employed and demands to postpone the mandatory electronic invoice to 2027

The president of ATA (the main employer association of the self-employed attached to CEOE), Lorenzo Amor, has demanded that the Government “stop pissing off the self-employed” and send a “clear roadmap”, instead of “harassing you with threats.” This is how the visible face of the organization has expressed itself in a meeting organized by Madrid Business Forum at the Pons Foundation this Wednesday.

The meeting, which was moderated by Inaki Ortegageneral director of LLYC Madrid and columnist in 20 minutesbrought together entrepreneurs, self-employed workers and managers from Madrid to discuss the challenges faced by self-employed workers and SMEs in a “complex” economic context.

The president of ATA denounced in his speech that the number of employers, listed companies and self-employed workers with employees has decreased in the last five years. A trend that especially affects communities where tourism and the rural world are important. It is the case of Castilla y León, Galicia, La Rioja or the Basque Country. “We are seeing how businesses, rural and transportation businesses are reduced, while individual sectors such as education, health or insurance are growing,” said Amor.

The president of ATA attacked the new mandatory electronic invoice that the Treasury plans to introduce for companies and consultancies from January 2026 and which will apply to the self-employed starting in July of next year. Amor noted that “It makes no sense to impose electronic invoices without adequate regulatory development” and claimed postpone Verifactu at least until 2027. “The calendar is not realistic and will generate more problems than solutions. Digitalization cannot be imposed without dialogue or technical support,” he said.

The system, called Verifactuwill be free and must generate billing records in a “secure and standardized” format that will include a QR code and send the unaltered records to the AEAT. But it will force many businesses to change the billing system, with the subsequent adaptation efforts that it entails.

ATA continues to negotiate with unions and self-employed organizations such as UPTA and UATAE the new quotas for the group next year. After accepting the increases proposed by Social Security (lower than the expected inflation), ATA now demands that unemployment benefits be extended for those over 52 years of age also to the self-employed, a reform of the benefit system for cessation of activity (popularly known as ‘self-employed unemployment) and that self-employed women can also enjoy breastfeeding permits.