The Government freezes self-employed quotas in 2026 due to the lack of agreement with the associations
As was foreseeable, the contributions of the self-employed will be frozen in 2026. The Government approved this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers the contribution bases that will apply to the group next year with the same figures as those that have been in force in 2025. Consequently, the contributions that will be paid next year will also be the same as those that have been paid in this year.
The Ministry of Social Security tried to undertake a considerable increase in contributions of the 15 sections that govern the system since the 2023 reform. Specifically, it proposed an increase of between 11 and 206 euros per month in the contributions, which the main association of the sector (ATA, linked to CEOE) rejected, describing it as a “sablazo”.
Some time later, Social Security made a 180-degree turn and proposed freezing contributions for self-employed workers with lower incomes and limiting contribution increases to a maximum of 2.5% (even less than inflation). ATA liked this proposal more, but it has not generated consensus at the social dialogue table, so it has not been possible to reach an agreement before the end of the year.
“We are working with the group to find an agreement, but given the dates in which we are, we are carrying out the extension of the quotas,” said the minister in charge of Social Security, Elma Saiz, who has just debuted as spokesperson for the Government.
Saiz has once again defended the reform of former Minister Escrivá, which provided for quota increases each year to bring the payment of self-employed contributions closer to their real income. The minister recalled that there continues to be a considerable gap between the social benefits received by employees and the self-employed, which is explained by the lower contributions paid by self-employed workers. “The protection of the self-employed is inextricably linked to their contribution,” he noted.
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