Applications for Christmas lights subsidies invited

When

25/4/2017

The Department of Commerce at Barcelona City Council has opened up the subsidy programme for the 2017 Christmas Street Lights Campaign. As from this week, retailers’ associations in the city have until 30 June to submit their applications.

The Christmas festivities represent one of the most active periods in the year for small retail establishments. One of the initiatives associated with this time of year is lighting up the streets, with retail associations and the City Council working together. The application period is now open and runs until 30 June 2017.

Applicants are recommended to submit their projects in May to help speed up the process of reviewing them on an administrative and technical level. That will mean the City Council will be better placed to bring forward the payment of subsidies, as well as facilitating the issue of installation licences for decorative lighting to authorised companies. Projects can be presented in person or online via the Barcelona City Council procedures portal.

To be entitled to subsidies it is obligatory to present a quote from an installation company authorised by the Lighting Department at Barcelona City Council, along with the application form and the project, in line with the requisites set out in points 6 and 7 of the terms and conditions.

Application forms can be downloaded here, along with project description forms, a list of authorised installers, the information note, terms and conditions, and the declaration of responsibility.

Applications for Christmas lights subsidies invited