President of the Generalitat, Ximo Puigannounced the start of a company this Tuesday. to connect helping lower-income families in the face of rising costs Shopping cartsuffocated the budgets of many households. An initiative that Consell hopes to achieve half a million beneficiaries
In particular, the new aid is a prepaid card with the balance 90 euroscan request them Families with an income of less than 21,000 euros, As described by Puig. Money that can be spent Any organization in the food industry in the Community of Valenciaincludes both supermarket and hypermarket chains, as well as small specialized businesses. Businesses must not do any business to stay on the program.
When and how to request help with a shopping cart
This wants claiming that the bonus can be offered from April 18 through network created specifically for this purpose –https://bonocesta.gva.es-, a simple form, as determined by the Ministry of Finance, which will be tasked with executing the transactions. Specifically, it will suffice to enter personal data and make a responsible statement about the level of income and how the money will be used. ManagementVia Valencia Tax Office will be responsible for verifying whether the requirements are met.
Agreements are planned for users who have difficulty in adapting to the digital environment or who do not have internet access, so that consumer associations or NGOs can make a request through this site.
After the request is approved, the beneficiary will be able to receive the prepaid card from one of the distribution points that will be established and not yet defined, with the aim of making it as widespread as possible. It is specified by the department that manages Arcady Spain. From then on you will have four months to spend the money.
Balance can only be deposited food businessesHowever, the purchased products will not be checked in detail. In other words, if a customer adds a product he bought from the pharmacy to his weekly shopping from the market, he can also pay with this card.
First announcement This new help will be open 18 April – 15 July and it is calculated that it will benefit approximately 500,000 people in total autonomy.
Compliant with Minimum Vital Income
Puig framed the implementation of the bonus in a series of measures adopted by the Generalitat since the outbreak of the War in Ukraine to mitigate the harmful effects of the conflict. 10% discount on all Consell fees, free transportation Reducing the cost of tickets for those under 30 and the rest of users, or assistance to companies and self-employed. The budget of the initiative will be 48.4 million euros.
The president stressed that this is not a “universal” measure, but focuses on the most vulnerable families. most affected with food increase an uptick in the last few months in the Alicante case reaching last February 16.9% per year based on INE. The new bonus will be in line with the Minimum Vital Income, Valencia participation income and 200 euros in aid from the central government.
Puig also highlighted the agreement reached with the United States. main employers in the industry supermarkets –Anged and Asucova- and small business Confecomerç with employers association to complete this action. While it was initially thought that businessmen would finance some of the bonus, what chains and small businesses would eventually do would be to donate. one million euros in coupons and food To distribute to NGOs and other non-profit organizations families who need more.
CEV chairman, Salvador Navarro, underlined that this formula is permitted by law, without affecting competition, and underlined the willingness of businessmen to reach this agreement with Generalitat. “We are aware that some citizens need help. “This is why we are looking for a formula to cooperate to pay for the shopping cart and help the most vulnerable families,” Navarro said at the event where the initiative was presented.
Stating that the capacity of businessmen is limited in any case, Navarro said, “Our industry is also facing an increase in costs and as a result, margins are falling.”