Paying the self-employment business tax was the main obstacle Spanish businesses in the catering industry found due to the coronavirus outbreak and governmental restrictions in 2020. Slightly more than 80 percent of restaurants, bars, cafeterias and pubs pointed to it as the main problem ahead of paying energy supplies and taxes.
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Main problems for drink and catering businesses due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain in 2020
Characteristic
Share of businesses
Paying self-employment business tax
80.34%
Paying energy supplies
55.77%
Paying general business taxes (VAT, outdoor seating licence)
52.34%
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Confederación Empresarial de Hostelería de España. (April 20, 2020). Main problems for drink and catering businesses due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116821/main-problems-for-the-businessmen-hoteliers-due-to-the-crisis-of-the-coronavirus-in-spain/
Confederación Empresarial de Hostelería de España. "Main problems for drink and catering businesses due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain in 2020." Chart. April 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116821/main-problems-for-the-businessmen-hoteliers-due-to-the-crisis-of-the-coronavirus-in-spain/
Confederación Empresarial de Hostelería de España. (2020). Main problems for drink and catering businesses due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116821/main-problems-for-the-businessmen-hoteliers-due-to-the-crisis-of-the-coronavirus-in-spain/
Confederación Empresarial de Hostelería de España. "Main Problems for Drink and Catering Businesses Due to The Coronavirus Crisis in Spain in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116821/main-problems-for-the-businessmen-hoteliers-due-to-the-crisis-of-the-coronavirus-in-spain/
Confederación Empresarial de Hostelería de España, Main problems for drink and catering businesses due to the coronavirus crisis in Spain in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1116821/main-problems-for-the-businessmen-hoteliers-due-to-the-crisis-of-the-coronavirus-in-spain/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
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