Barcelona City Council will offer
new financial aid, with a
budget of €1M, to self-employed individuals who have started an economic activity from March 14, 2020, the date of the declaration of the state of alarm due to the pandemic.
Each self-employed individual may apply, through this subsidy, for a
maximum of €3,000 to cover the expenses of their first year of activity.
Main Requirements
All individuals registered in the city of Barcelona who have started a new economic activity as:
- Self-employed workers (individual entrepreneurs) or new members of associated work cooperatives.
- Having started a new economic activity from March 14, 2020.
- Tax registration in the city of Barcelona as individual entrepreneurs.
- Registration in the city of Barcelona since before tax registration.
- Being unemployed before the start of the activity.
- Not having been registered with RETA for the same activity in the year prior to the registration date.
- Being up to date with tax obligations.
Eligible Actions and Expenses
- Social Security contributions.
- Taxes related to the start of economic activity and initial establishment.
- Management and advisory expenses.
- Rent for premises or offices fiscally allocated to the activity.
- Rent for co-working spaces and/or services provided by these establishments in relation to professional activity.
- Expenses derived from energy consumption (electricity, gas, and fuels) up to a maximum of €500.
Submission Deadline
The submission period runs from August 9
until September 30, 2022.
For more information and assistance with the process, send us an email to info@autoocupacio.org or call 93 490 88 60.
