ATA

ATA, the Spanish federation of associations for self-employed workers (autónomos), is currently newsworthy due to its strong opposition to recent increases in social security contributions for certain categories of self-employed individuals. Specifically, ATA's president, Lorenzo Amor, has publicly criticized the government for allegedly misleading the public regarding the scope and impact of these increases, particularly affecting autónomos societarios (self-employed individuals with companies) and familiares colaboradores (family members who collaborate in the business). ATA claims that over 400,000 family collaborators and over 800,000 company-based self-employed with earnings near 1,000 euros will see significant contribution increases. ATA is advocating for a freeze on contributions for all self-employed workers, not just a select few, and is actively lobbying the government, including collaborating with political parties like Junts, to achieve this goal. Their stance highlights the ongoing debate surrounding social security reforms and their impact on the self-employed sector in Spain.