ARCHIVED - Murcia Region announces shock plan against war in Ukraine

Urgent funding will be provided to aid the worst affected sectors in the Region of Murcia

Breakdown of planned actions in the Region

• Line of 'Ukrainian financing', amounting to 3.6 million, which will facilitate 50 million loans.
• Cybersecurity: aid of up to 200,000 euros for SMEs to strengthen their security measures against cyber attacks, which have risen exponentially since the start of the war.
• Icref-Agro financing line: 12 million euros in loans and guarantees of up to 500,000 euros for agricultural, livestock, fishing or agri-food companies.
• Service stations: to alleviate the pressure caused by the Spanish government’s 20 cent per litre national fuel discount, Murcia has enabled a line of credit of 8 million euros to avoid closures and prevent staff lay-offs. "The loans will be at zero cost and 280 freelancers and companies will be able to benefit."
• Public transport: Subsidies of up to two million euros have also been planned for public transport companies to compensate for the rise in fuel.
• Suppliers: a database of alternative suppliers of wheat, barley, corn and vegetable oils in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Romania, Bulgaria and South Africa will be established to make up for the current shortfall.
• Public works: the prices of tenders will be reduced, as was already approved last month by the Governing Council.

Families

• A line of rental aid to cover the increases in electricity and gas, which has been budgeted at 4 million euros to reach a thousand families.
• Measures have been approved to encourage the installation of solar panels
• The government has agreed to freeze the cost of public transport to the benefit of some 3,000 families.

Refugees

• Five million euros allocated to reinforce social services to improve the conditions of displaced refugees
• There will also be 3 million for the reinforcement of primary care, to offer basic necessities for Ukrainian families.

Taxes

• Elimination of regional taxes for professional activities in agriculture, livestock, transport and fishing for the next three months.
• 99% discount on the Property Transfer Tax, as well as on the Inheritance and Donations tax for agriculture.