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Self-employed numbers in Cádiz grow, but employers warn of tax hikes

The province of Cádiz sees a slight increase in self-employed workers, while minimum contributions rise significantly for a third of the collective.

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The province of Cádiz has experienced a slight increase in the number of self-employed workers during the first quarter of 2026, reaching 67,624, although the sector's employers warn of a significant rise in minimum contributions that will affect over a third of the collective.

The self-employed collective in Cádiz continues to expand, albeit at a more moderate pace in the first quarter of 2026. The province closed 2025 with 67,553 self-employed workers, a figure that rose to 67,624 by March of the following year. This increase of 71 people positions Cádiz as the fourth Andalusian province with the highest number of self-employed individuals, only behind Málaga, Sevilla, and Granada.
This volume represents 11.3% of the total self-employed in the Andalusian community, which amounts to 594,168 people. However, this growth is overshadowed by concerns expressed by the sector's employers, who anticipate a complex fiscal outlook for the coming year.
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"The Government does not rest in its attempt to hit the self-employed. It raises the contribution base by 42% (from 1,000 euros to 1,424 euros) from January 2026 for the more than 400,000 collaborating family members and the more than 800,000 corporate self-employed individuals with incomes close to €1,000/month. This is an outrage that will cost an additional 1,620 euros per year for each of these self-employed individuals. In Andalusia, we are talking about more than 200,000 self-employed."

the president of the Association of Self-Employed Workers of Andalusia
More than a third of self-employed individuals will face an increase in their minimum contributions in 2026, which will entail an additional outlay of 135 euros per month. The minimum contribution base for corporate and collaborating self-employed individuals in Spain has been set at 1,424 euros, resulting in a monthly fee of 435 euros.
The employers' association criticizes this measure, arguing that the minimum contribution base should have remained frozen at 1,000 euros, given that the budgets for 2026 have not been approved. This situation could lead to scenarios where, in a family business, the main self-employed individual contributes on a base of 1,000 euros, while a collaborating spouse does so on 1,424 euros.
In Spain, more than 1,200,000 self-employed individuals are corporate or collaborating, a figure that exceeds 200,000 people in Andalusia. The majority of those affected by these increases are women over 50 who collaborate in family businesses, especially in rural areas. Although the impact has not yet been reflected in their accounts, next year's regularization will mean an additional cost of 1,620 euros annually for each of these Andalusian self-employed individuals.

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