It is aimed at developing communication, promotion or dynamisation actions for markets.

The aid is endowed with 90,000 €.

The Regional Ministry of Enterprise, Employment and Energy, through the Directorate General for Enterprise, the Self-Employed and Trade, has granted a subsidy to the National Union of Street Trading Companies (UNECA Balears) to promote street trading within the municipal areas set aside for these activities in the Balearic Islands.

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The Government grants aid to promote street trade

Specifically, the aid consists of a direct subsidy of €90,000 to cover the investments of the project presented by UNECA Balears, which aims to develop communication, promotion and revitalisation actions for street markets in the Balearic Islands, digitalisation and innovation actions, training and information actions, as well as sustainability and social responsibility actions.

Councillor Alejandro Sáenz de San Pedro said: ‘The street markets are part of the tradition of the Balearic Islands, places where locals used to gather to buy and sell products, which have evolved and have become relevant for the tourism sector’.

He added: ‘With this aid, we are supporting the self-employed and the workers who are an essential service in both the economic and social spheres in the municipalities of the Balearic Islands’.

José Antonio Caldés, Director General for Enterprise, the Self-Employed and Trade, explained: ‘Trade, in all its forms, is fundamental to the economy of the Balearic Islands. With this subsidy, we seek to encourage modernisation and innovation in this sector, improve the quality of these markets, improve their competitiveness, and make them more professional. In other words, we are promoting and strengthening street trade, which is so important for locals and tourists alike.