Barcelona City Council’s plenary has unanimously approved a Junts per Barcelona proposal to provide subsidies for businesses affected by the Putxet sinkhole, according to Metrópoli’s reporting. The collapse occurred during works on Metro Line 9 in the Putxet area of Sarrià-Sant Gervasi.
For affected shopkeepers, the decision means the council has backed municipal financial support for losses linked to the incident. The supplied material does not specify the value of the subsidies, eligibility criteria, application deadline or the office through which claims will be handled.
Other aid measures approved for residents and traders
The Government has also approved two economic-support measures for residents and businesses affected by the L9 collapse, according to Ara: advance payments for personal and commercial damage, and loans on preferential terms.
Daniel Sirera, leader of the PP group at Barcelona City Council, had called for compensation for residents and traders before the plenary decision. He said those affected should not have to bear the consequences of the sinkhole themselves.
“It is not acceptable that the people suffering it have to pay the consequences themselves.”
Sirera said his group was seeking direct aid for businesses, compensation for residents, payments for economic losses and support for those affected. He also requested that first deputy mayor Laia Bonet appear before the Urban Planning Committee so residents could be told who was responsible and when they would be able to return home.
Businesses and residents seeking support should check announcements from Barcelona City Council and the Government, as the supplied information does not provide a published application route for the municipal subsidies.
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