| The term to apply for these subsidies has already started, designed to facilitate liquidity for local companies | The City Council of Las Torres de Cotillas has launched a line of aid for a total amount of 120,000 euros to promote electronic commerce between the self-employed and SMEs in the municipality that have been affected in their business activity by the COVID-19 crisis.
"The objective is to minimize the impact of the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, facilitating liquidity for local companies and achieving, after the health alarm, a prompt reactivation of our economy," explains Mayor Torreño, Joaquín Vela Fernández , which points out that this subsidy is focused on the implantation or maintenance of computer applications that favor or allow the commercial use of new technologies. The bases of this call, whose term begins today Saturday May 30 and has 20 business days for your request, can be found on the municipal website (https://www.lastorresdecotillas.es/subvencion-autonomos-y-pymes/ ).
"Aid of 350 euros has been raised for individuals and legal entities affected by the closure of establishments and 250 euros for those who, without having closed, have seen their turnover reduced by at least 75%", indicates the councilor for Economy and Finance, Francisco Jesús LópezManzanera, who reports that this measure has been articulated in three consecutive calls of 40,000 euros each to simplify its processing. Other measures But the municipal measures of business aid to alleviate the effects of this health crisis do not stop here, since the Torreño City Council has drawn up a public procurement guide for SMEs.
Its objective: to promote and help access potential markets and increase its sales and benefits, publicizing the benefits of public procurement. "We have also created a space on the municipal website, called the business service office, with information on the different administrative or contracting procedures that affect them, answers to the most frequent questions, etc.", indicates the councilman.
This tool has a special section on COVID-19, with measures and financial aid for companies and the self-employed, guidelines for the workplace, legislative provisions ...
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas