- Thanks to the simplification and digitalization of administrative procedures undertaken by the Government of the PP and Juanma Moreno, more than 30.000 Andalusian companies and self-employed workers have received aid for energy surcharges in less than three months.
More than 30.000 Andalusian companies and self-employed workers have received aid for energy overcosts in two and a half months. Total 203 million euros managed in record time thanks to an ambitious plan to simplify and digitalize bureaucratic procedures undertaken by the Department of Employment, Training and Self-Employed Work of the Government of Andalusia.
We keep our word
Convert the Junta de Andalucía into an administration that is close and accessible to the citizen, in an ally of those who create jobs in the community, was one of the commitments acquired by President Juanma Moreno upon reaching the Junta Government.
Five years later, the Government of Popular Party in Andalusia keeps its word. Today the change is also noticeable when it comes to managing any type of aid. What before with the socialist governments took forever, is now resolved in just a few months.
What are these aids?
This is aid from European FEDER funds, designed to support those SMEs and self-employed workers "especially affected" for him energy extra cost. Specifically due to the rise in prices of natural gas and electricity, caused by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
This situation directly affected the income statement of the regional economic fabric. Many companies and self-employed workers saw their competitive capacity compromised after going through the pandemic suffered by the Covid-19 crisis. Thus, The Andalusian Government considered it necessary to implement this aid urgently to compensate for the extra energy cost, thus becoming the the only autonomous community that used these funds in an automated way and for this purpose.
How was the processing?
This measure, established in Decree Law 6/2023 of July 11, was implemented urgently. In this way, the commitment acquired in the Economic and Social Pact signed in March 2023 by the Junta de Andalucía, the Confederation of Employers of Andalusia and the CCOO and UGT unions.
The Department of Employment, Business and Self-Employment designed an automated application system, based on a simple form that was filled out in three minutes, without the need to provide any type of documentation.
Additionally, the Board included For the first time in the history of the autonomous administration, the request to natural gas and electricity marketers for data relating to the energy consumption and cost of the applicants. A total of 190 companies They have collaborated.
Applications were opened on October 16 of last year and all aid resolved favorably was paid before December 31.
Provincial distribution of aid for energy overcosts
Individual aid has ranged between 300 euros and two million euros per beneficiary.
Almería: €13,83 M granted to 2.264 beneficiaries.
Cádiz: €25,8 M to 4.039 beneficiaries.
Córdoba: €21,23 M to 3.467 beneficiaries.
Granada: €23,11 M to 3.668 beneficiaries.
Huelva: €11,54 M to 1.649 beneficiaries.
Jaén: €23,75 M to 2.853 beneficiaries.
Málaga: €35,58 M to 5.385 beneficiaries.
Seville: €42,1 M to 6.472 beneficiaries.
In addition, other 6,7 million to companies that carry out their activity in Andalusia, although their headquarters are not located in the autonomous community.
