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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - large companies]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The large company and administrations delay payment more to SMEs and self-employed]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a36f9743-cccf-4554-82f2-2ebc7bbe7453_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Payment by large companies and administrations is not only not improving, but is getting worse. Last year, 85% of the largest companies exceeded the legal payment deadline between companies by seven days, reaching up to 67 days. And administrations more than doubled this, settling at 70 days, instead of the 30 established in the regulations, according to the Multisectorial Platform against Default (PMcM), which brings together one million companies and self-employed workers.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Agustí Sala]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:06:04 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Cañete during the presentation on late payments]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The average payment term between companies stands at 67 days, 7 days more than the legal term, and that of administrations at 70, more than double what is established in the regulations.]]></subtitle>
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