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The OECD ensures that the low contributions of the self-employed represent one of the greatest weaknesses of the Spanish Social Security system, which is why the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recommends that the Government tighten the contributions of this group of workers .

"The improvement of the pension outlook for all requires that all income be treated in the same way for pensions and, in particular, that the self-employed pay contributions according to their real income and not those declared, " explains the agency Directed by Mexican Angel Gurria.

In the chapter dedicated to Spain in its extensive report on pensions, the OECD adds that the system allows self-employed workers to "contribute less", and that they themselves can choose their contribution base "without any relation to their income real. " And alert: 70% of the self-employed only pay "the minimum" and the practice of declaring less than what is actually entered "seems to be somewhat widespread."

The self-employed criticize the OECD

The hard recommendations and warnings of the OECD have caused the reaction of the self-employed, who through the president of the National Federation of Associations of Autonomous Workers (ATA), Lorenzo Amor, have ensured that the problem of the pension system in Spain has not It has to do "not even" with what this group of workers quotes.

In statements collected by Europa Press, Amor has pointed out that the problem of pensions "not even" has to do with what the self-employed quote and that the pension system has "other sustainability problems much greater than this". Thus, he has added that talking about quoting for real income instead of taking into account the net income is "not knowing how the self-employed workers invoice and work". " The OECD shows a clear lack of knowledge of the self-employed in Spain and of the heterogeneity of the RETA [Special Scheme for Autonomous Workers]," he said.

Population aging

On the other hand, the document also calls attention to the aging that Spain will suffer in the coming decades, and provides a devastating fact in this regard: "According to United Nations projections, in 2050 there will be 78 people over 65 for every 100 people between the ages of 20 and 64 compared to the 33 currently in existence. " According to Eurostat estimates, he adds, that relationship will be somewhat more moderate but, in any case, aging will be a factor that will add a lot of pressure to the system.

In addition, the Organization affirms that having eliminated the sustainability factor and the revaluation index - which limits pension increases to 0.25% in the event of a deficit - poses a risk to Social Security.

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