The Minister of Culture and Sports, Miquel Iceta, has guaranteed that the cultural bonus for young people of 400 euros will be available from next Monday, July 25.
This was announced this Thursday, July 21, by Iceta at a press conference from the Ministry of Culture and Sports, where he indicated that next Monday all those young people who turn 18 in 2022 will be able to register for the voucher. of a wide range of cultural products and services”, he assured.
The cultural bonus is a kind ofe “purse card”, in which young people, over the course of a year, will be able to allocate 400 euros to cultural activities and products. In those 400 euros there are three segments: one of 200 euros for live culture, 100 euros for physical cultural consumption (books) and 100 euros for the consumption of digital products.
Last Monday, the minister announced the adAccession of all state museums to the Youth Cultural Bonuswith which it is intended to awaken “thirst for culture” in young people who turn 18 and thus “do not disengage from it.”
Previous steps
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced the Youth Cultural Bonus at the beginning of October last year. Specifically, he pointed out that the State’s general budgets will include this bonus for young Spaniards who turn 18, with the aim of bringing them closer to Spanish culture and “together” lending a hand to the cultural industry.
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Since the Royal Decree that regulates the Youth Cultural Bonus was published, the Ministry of Culture and Sports has been advancing in the technical needs to implement it. Thus, last June, it resolved an essential procedure for the implementation of the program and selected Correos y Telégrafos as the financial entity of the Youth Cultural Bonus.
With the capacity to be present throughout the territory, which will facilitate its implementation, Correos y Telégrafos will be in charge of facilitating and managing the means of payment for the 2022 Youth Cultural Bonus aid programme.