The deadline for eligibility for aid will remain open until 28 March.
This is the Royal Decree Law of urgent measures to mitigate the damages caused by the latest storms, published on January 29 in the Official State Gazette.
The Councilor for Agriculture in the City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, has encouraged Lorca farmers to benefit from the aid established by the Government of Spain to mitigate the damages of the last storms that affected our region, especially during the days that Closed the months of December and January.
Meca Ruzafa has stated that on Friday 28 January 2017, the Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree Law of urgent measures to mitigate the damages caused by the last storms, which was published on Saturday, January 29, 2017, in the Bulletin Official of the State (BOE).
Thanks to the joint work of the City Council with CARM, this DR was included to include the damages caused by the snowfall of last January between the approved aids.
To this end, the period was extended to January,
The Minister of Agriculture has indicated that the deadline for the submission of aid applications was also extended, which initially concluded on 23 January.
After the publication of the Royal Decree Law two more months are achieved, that is, until next March 28.
It is a joint claim formulated, among others, by the own Lorca Consistory.
Justifications proving ownership are made more flexible, with a receipt for the payment of the Real Property Tax (IBI) or other of a similar nature.
The document approved by the Council of Ministers also provides for aid to holders of agricultural and livestock farms.
In particular, those who have insurance policy, will be entitled to compensation even in the elements affected to the farm that have suffered damage even if they are not insurable (including roads).
The Councilor for Agriculture has detailed that among the aid established by the Government of Spain in the aforementioned RD, mention should be made of the following:
· Aid for death or permanent disability: € 18,000.
· Aid for destruction or damage to appliances: up to € 2,580.
Aid to industrial, commercial, maritime fishing, agricultural or service establishments: up to € 8,000.
· Aid to natural or legal persons: total amount of expenditure
As far as the aid for damages in the houses are those that are detailed below:
· For total destruction: the cost of damages with a maximum of € 15,120.
· For damages to the structure: 50% of damages with a maximum of 10,320 €.
· For other damages: 50% of damages, with a maximum of 5,160 €.
· For damages to common elements of a community of owners: 50% of damages, with a maximum of 8,000 €.
· For destruction or damage to basic necessities: € 2,580.
The Ministry will also finance the damage to municipal infrastructures and the road network of the provincial councils, the public water domain and the coast, the National Road Network, as well as other public infrastructures and In agricultural and livestock farms.
It should be noted that the so-called Contingency Fund will be used to finance the various aids of the ministries involved in the reparation of damages, apart from those of the Ministry of the Interior
This RD provides subsidies for those actions that can be carried out in order to guarantee the life and safety of people and the operation of essential public services (removal of sludge and sand and the cleaning of roads and public environments, between Another questions).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca