Those who contribute to the maximum base can continue to do so for the next three years, according to a last-minute change
When negotiations on the new real-income self-employment scheme began to take shape 13 months ago, few had confidence that this model, which had been in the planning for years, would finally be launched and, above all, with the agreement of trade unions , employers and all associations representing this group. It almost sounded like a chimera. This was made known on Wednesday by ATA President Lorenzo Amor, who has been the hardest nut to crack for Minister José Luis Escrivá and has not given his approval to the final text until the early hours of this Wednesday.
The “edges” yet to be closed and negotiated without rest in the middle of the night were not small. “There were eight points that we fought for and we achieved all eight,” boasted Amor with visible satisfaction.
For example, thanks to the last-minute adjustments, all self-employed persons who contributed to the maximum base before 1 January 2023 will be able to continue to do so for the next three years without regularizing their excesses, even if their net returns are lower, a practice common to to get a better pension. In this way, the controversial strike for the over-47s, from which age they were not allowed to contribute for a base of more than 2,055 euros, will be ended.
In addition, it has been possible for the self-employed with multiple activities to collect the cessation of activity and even combine it with unemployment, something they have not been able to do until now. Widows or people with permanent disabilities can also make it compatible. Similarly, fathers or mothers with minor children with serious illness or cancer will receive a supplement of 75% of the legal basis for the last 12 months (in the previous proposal the reduction was based on the minimum basis).
At the same time, it has been possible to double the period to pay the administration for the underquotation and the time now given to a self-employed person is two months, while the period for returning what he has contributed has been reduced to four months plus.
Source: La Verdad
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