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Amelie620 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:23pm:

The reason I said autonomo is flawed is because it’s not a fair system. Not at all. Someone can earn a few thousand a month, and someone else can earn under a thousand, which is the minimum to earn, yet still pay the same amount every month, as well as your accounts fee. In the uk you pay usual...

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...ly in January before the new tax year in April. You send in all your receipts and invoices then he bills you his fee, usually around £150/200, for the work, no where near what you pay here. There’s no wonder there’s a thriving cash in hand/black economy in Spain.

Amelie620 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:51am:

Try not to feel to down hearted. You can always rent for 3 months at a time. Unless you speak really good Spanish, and I mean good, your prospect of finding work is severely limited. The administration is unnecessary, complicated, and mind blowing. The tax system for self employed is flawed. Gett...

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...ing a contract for work, well you’ve got more chance of finding a golden ticket for willy wonkas. The Spanish who predominantly own business’s tend to employ family and friends of family, and that’s on every level of professions, from the town hall to a small cafe. A contract would secure you with health care, but like I said before, you have little or no chance. I’m sorry if my post isn’t what you want to read, but it’s truthful, believe me, and I’ve been here 11 years, and in the process of returning back to the uk.

Amelie620 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:23pm:

The reason I said autonomo is flawed is because it’s not a fair system. Not at all. Someone can earn a few thousand a month, and someone else can earn under a thousand, which is the minimum to earn, yet still pay the same amount every month, as well as your accounts fee. In the uk you pay usual...

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...ly in January before the new tax year in April. You send in all your receipts and invoices then he bills you his fee, usually around £150/200, for the work, no where near what you pay here. There’s no wonder there’s a thriving cash in hand/black economy in Spain.

maxchef wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:39pm:

so why go back to the UK , the state it is in and so more expensive to live , i know where im staying and it is here 

maxchef wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:44pm:

i agree as we earn very little a few hundred a month and pay top dollar BUT we get the full Spanish NHS and that alone makes it worth our while, and there are people who do make thousands a month and pay the same 

not fair id say also

Amelie620 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:03pm:

It’s a hell of a lot of money to pay for a health system! Only if you use it on a regular basis, like every month would you get your money’s worth, and if that! 

maxchef wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:44pm:

i was on approx 35K per year in the UK salary i paid approx 325.00 pounds not euros per month for my NI

i would say that that was very very very expensive , and yes we do use the Spanish NHS more that we would hope for its not a season ticket to see how ill we can get,

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my wife was here 6 months and was diagnosed with breast cancer it was 1000.00 euros per PET scan and we had to pay for 3 of them plus we had to pay for a lot of the chemo, after 3.5 years and 2 operations later she is still on chemo

so yes i find it very very in expensive compared to the UK 

as i have sadid we came here at 55  lock stock and barrel and follow all the rules 

wait till January and we will see who wants to stay here  for real and follow the rules and pay the Spanish Tax as there are thousands of ex pats that dont want to pay here or the UK

guess what come 1.1.21 they will go home and then the Spanish will like who is left alot better and respect the effort we make to live by their rules in their country 

this is NOT the UK and we need to pay our way 

does anyone else want to pass comment on this as we do try and fit in with the Spanish way of life 

Amelie620 wrote on Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:51am:

Try not to feel to down hearted. You can always rent for 3 months at a time. Unless you speak really good Spanish, and I mean good, your prospect of finding work is severely limited. The administration is unnecessary, complicated, and mind blowing. The tax system for self employed is flawed. Gett...

Read more...

...ing a contract for work, well you’ve got more chance of finding a golden ticket for willy wonkas. The Spanish who predominantly own business’s tend to employ family and friends of family, and that’s on every level of professions, from the town hall to a small cafe. A contract would secure you with health care, but like I said before, you have little or no chance. I’m sorry if my post isn’t what you want to read, but it’s truthful, believe me, and I’ve been here 11 years, and in the process of returning back to the uk.

janboon wrote on Tue Sep 15, 2020 9:05am:

Can I ask you why are you returning to UK ?

maxchef wrote on Tue Sep 15, 2020 2:02pm:

who is this question for