After announcing this on 6 October, the Government next monday 25 july this year as a date for teenagers to have fun Youth Culture Bonus, a 400 euro wallet card to spend on cultural goods only.
This is what Culture Minister Miquel Iceta said at a press conference this Thursday, starting next Monday.e will close on October 15, ie those who are already 18 years oldHe can already do it, like those who will do it by December 31st.
“This is about youa grant that must be transparent and audited, This is an important public money (210 million euros) and we must ensure that it is used correctly,” said the Head of Culture, reminding that young people must obtain the Cl@ve digital certificate in order to register.
In his words, teenagers “have to remember” what they will have. a whole year to use that 400 euros. “And they’ll be able to do that with already registered products, but the cultural offer isn’t going to stop growing, so they can wait a bit, but they can’t wait to sign up,” he said.
Likewise, Iceta has encouraged bond-affiliated companies and organizations, some of which are affiliated. 500 thousand young people born in 2004, so they can “implement” it with their own offer. For example, the minister said, “I get 4 months subscription but I give two”.
In this sense, according to Joan Francesc Marco, the new managing director of the National Institute of Performing Arts and Music (Inaem).Youngsters will have access to 50% complementary subscriptions and tickets to purchase. Also, if they subscribe, they will get a complementary 10% discount, which reaches up to 60% off.
exclusive access
Bonus users too will have “exclusive” access to dress rehearsals or extra discounts on vinyl purchases.
María José Gálvez, Managing Director of Books and Reading Promotion from Bookstores, told the platform: www.todostuslibros.com It will draw 100 checks for an additional value of 20 euros.
In this sense, companies and cultural entities wishing to comply with the coupon since July 18 and to register their services by September 30, 2023.
Finally, Iceta, who finished the press conference with “Long live the bonus”, stated that those born in 2005 will be able to register the year I come and they will have a year from then on.
“Our idea is that the bond will stay here, that will depend on the governments coming in, and in the worst case there were no new budgets that the budget extension would allow us to‘, he warned.
Keys to Youth Culture Bonus:
-It will be sent in virtual or physical format and will be activated separately. mobile application for young people to manage their purchases.
– Provide subsidies to the live arts, cultural heritage and audio-visual arts: performing arts, live music, cinema, museums, libraries, exhibitions and scenery, tickets and subscriptions for literary, musical or audio-visual festivals, up to a maximum of 200 euros per beneficiary until.
– It also includes subsidies for cultural goods in physical format: books, magazines, newspapers or other periodicals; known as video games, sheet music, discs, CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray, up to a maximum of 100 Euros per beneficiary.
– Each beneficiary can allocate up to 100 Euros for digital or online consumption: subscriptions and rentals to musical, reading or reading aloud or audio-visual platforms, purchase of audiobooks, purchase of digital books (known as e-books), subscription multimedia (known as podcasts), subscriptions to online video games, digital subscriptions to newspapers, magazines or other periodicals.
– Online platform subscriptions charged via coupons will be limited to a maximum of four months, without prejudice to the commercial offers that the platforms may make to the rights holders to extend this period.
– Purchase of stationery, such as print or digital textbooks; computer and electronic equipment, software, hardware and consumables; artistic materials, musical instruments, sports and bullfighting events, fashion and gastronomy competitions.
– The purchase of products classified as X or pornographic will also not be covered.
– If the purchase of eligible activities or expenses exceeds the total amount of the coupon, the beneficiary may pay the difference up to the total price by any payment method accepted by the member organisation.
– Purchases of cultural products in physical format will be collected by hand, and it will not be possible to send them to homes or delivery points.