The subdelegate of the Government in Lugo, Isabel Rodríguez, today in O Valadouro encouraged cultural establishments and companies in the province to join the Young Cultural Voucher, the program of the Ministry of Culture that offers a direct aid of 400 euros to boys and girls of 18 years to acquire and enjoy cultural products and activities. “This initiative represents an economic injection of more than 450,000 euros for the cultural sector of the province, from which 1,139 lucenses have already benefited, favoring cultural consumption among the newest and contributing to the recovery of a sector as important as the cultural industries,” said the deputy delegate.
Isabel Rodríguez visited this morning, accompanied by the mayor of O Valadouro, Edmundo Maseda, the Ferreira establishment, one of the companies participating in the government program. There, he exchanged with the manager of the local, Rosa María Pérez, the impressions of how this first edition of the program is working and stressed that the Young Cultural Voucher “dynamizes local businesses like this, in the rural of the province”.
The Young Cultural Voucher works exclusively in those companies, businesses and cultural entities that previously applied for membership of the program. “The entire cultural fabric of the province, both public and private, is invited to join the program, from theaters, festivals and movie theaters, through museums, bookstores or music stores,” the deputy delegate reported. Until now, purchases in specialized stores were distributed, mainly, among movies, video games, shows and books.
In this sense, all entities interested in selling their products and services to the bearers of this card can process their adherence to the program through the website www.bonoculturajoven.gob.es.
Once the aid is granted, the young people have one year to spend the 400 euros. The Young Culture Voucher works with a prepaid card issued by Correos and that the beneficiary can have virtually on his mobile or physically. In this case, it can be picked up at any post office in Spain. With that card you will be able to enjoy cultural experiences and products.
The design of the Bond, divided into three tranches, favors diversifying the investment, with the following distribution: - 100 euros for physical products, for example, books, press or discs. - 100 euros for digital products: digital press, podcast, online video games. - 200 euros for performing arts: theater, opera, cinema, dance, museums.
Cultural Bonus 2023
The Ministry of Culture has already begun work on the second call for the Young Cultural Bond, which will open in the coming months, and in which it will invest 210 million euros. For this year 2023, the experience of the first year was taken into account, so that the application and processing system is optimized, from which people born in 2005 can benefit. With respect, Isabel Rodríguez said that all those companies that are already part of the Young Cultural Bond will be able to continue offering their services or products without having to carry out any procedures.