Consell approved an executive order that temporarily extends key deadlines and introduces a broad set of financial relief measures designed to cushion Valencian families and businesses from inflation. Public prices managed by the Generalitat have been extended through August 31, 2023, and the suspension of water treatment fees for taxpayers has been extended through July 31, 2023. These steps aim to ease immediate cost pressures while support programs remain in effect across the region. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
The expansion of the standard includes a 10% discount on all fees accumulated between January 1 and August 31, as regulated by Law No. 20/2017 on wages and by Law No. 10/1997 on inspection and health control fees for animals and their products, as well as the Port Tariffs Law No. 1/1999 and the Generalitat Ports Law No. 2/2014. The rule also notes important exemptions for university academic services and public fees and prices under the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, which provides a 10% discount through the end of the 2022/2023 school and university year by Decree No. 123/2022. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
The 10% discount on amounts payable by taxpayers is extended to all public prices of the Generalitat due from January 1 to August 31, 2023. The decree also adjusts the duration of financial support measures for health law taxpayers, extending the period set in decree 6/2022 until July 31, 2023, to help Valencian families cope with rising prices. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
The fight against population decline
Alongside relief measures, efforts are underway to promote economic activity in municipalities at risk of depopulation. New tax incentives are created to attract and retain businesses, protect historic centers, and preserve settlements with significant traditional architecture. These measures include updates to tax policies under Law No. 13/1997 on the Generalitat’s portion of personal income tax, adding new deductions and reducing tax rates for inheritance transfers and documented legal actions. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
In particular, the tax rate for the transfer of real estate intended as corporate headquarters or business centers in depopulation-threatened municipalities has been improved, dropping from 10% to a preferential rate. This change supports inheritance transfers and documented legal actions as a competitive incentive for local economic development. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
Real estate acquisition
For companies acquiring real estate to serve as headquarters or a main business center, there is a 30% bonus in the gradual quota of the documented legal transactions modality if the deal is between businesspeople or professionals and is subject to value added tax. To qualify for these deductions, companies must maintain a registered office or business center in the affected municipalities for at least three years and employ at least one full-time worker in that period. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
To stabilize population levels and support residential rehabilitation, a new bonus in the Asset Transfer mode reduces the total installment payable for the purchase of housing, including second homes or rental properties, by 50%. The rehabilitation plan is designed to unfold over three years to safeguard historic centers and traditional architecture. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
Direct concession
On the other hand, the Consell’s general assembly grants direct assistance for modernization activities, energy saving and efficiency measures, and the sustainability of trade and craft sectors when public, social, and economic interests require it. An amendment will adjust receivables as specified in Law No. 1/2015 to meet the economic obligations arising from this decree, under budget program 761.10 and the chapter VII capital expenditures, with a maximum total amount of 5,649,809.31 euros. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
Beneficiaries
Beneficiaries include natural and legal persons who submitted the call made by the General Directorate of Commerce, Art and Consumption on June 16, 2022 and who were eligible to participate but could not due to limited credit. In total, 460 commercial and artisanal organizations will gain access to these aids, backed by public finance and the instrumental public sector, under Article 22.2.c) of Law No. 38/2003 on general subsidies and Article 168.1.c) on subsidies. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]
This rule is applied exceptionally to address public interest, given the energy and fuel price crises, as well as the rise in some raw materials and intermediate goods. The aim is to ensure compliance with new energy saving and efficiency measures while supporting the economy. [attribution: Generalitat Valenciana]