No matter how often the “democracy party” is repeated, the truth is that vocal anyone to preside A ballot box is usually not a tasty meal for anyone. about one real job it can be easily extended more than 14 hours and depending on the moment it can be quite boring or stressful. The only consolation left for many of those lucky enough to be paid diet for this post – from 65 this year 70 euros-, although even this may eventually become one real distress. Particularly dedicated to new technologies and already privileged users of electronic banking.
And the thing is, while in many municipalities this compensation is still paid in cash at the end of the day, it is preferred in other towns—especially the larger ones. pay the bearer by check a system for logging into account that have to go through the relevant branch be able to collect, which excludes anyone who chooses assets that operate solely or primarily over the Internet.
This is what happened to a person who was a member of a desk at Elche and had accounts with a reputable organization that mainly works online, and was told by customer service that the only way to get him money was to make a deposit. Go to the nearest office. So, to the city Alicanteat the expense it entails.
The situation is even worse for customers of one of the many organizations that only offer their services over the Internet. neo-banks– already in some cases They clearly state on their website that they do not work with this form of payment.. So they neither give nor give checks.
“This is a system more and more payments out of use. Most people don’t see a check in their life anymore and this kind of thing should start to be considered now because it may only affect 5% of users right now, but it’s clear that In the coming years, the increase in the number of customers who will prefer this type of business will not stop.“, point antonio galardoFrom the Bank Users Association.
The own data of the Bank of Spain agrees with the expert. Number of payments made by check since 2012 fell 65%, increasing from 59 million a year to 20 million last year. And in general, they tend to be used more. professional environments more than among individual users.
Also, when it comes to users working with physical assets, their collection is also a kind of commissionAs Gallardo pointed out, depending on the terms of the account the customer has.
Although the money to be paid to board members and presidents comes from the central government, payments are made by each municipality, who has the authority to choose the method he uses. Therefore, there are consulates such as within the province. in hand who keeps paying advancewhile others like Alicante or Elche prefer checks.
In the latter case, they point out from consistency that they have been using this payment method for years. “Before They opened a branch for us on Sunday. choices to withdraw the money, but now establishments are rejecting it because they already have the entire automated cashier service. If we pay cash, forces us to maintain a very substantial amount all weekend“, they explain from the municipality of Elche. Therefore, they point out that they decided to remove it for safety reasons. banned bearer checks, which means they can only be debited to the account. In this way, they point out that if a check is lost, it can be canceled and reissued like this year. They have never had a complaint beforeThey insist on consistency.
Ultimately, as Asufin pointed out, the simplest solution for those affected Having a family member collecting 70 euros and then pay them, even if that means bothering a third party.