Elche distributes 1.49 million in Consumption Vouchers among residents and local businesses

The Elche City Council has announced the Elche Consumption Vouchers 2026 program, endowed with 1,495,455.00 euros, to reactivate local trade and proximity consumption in the municipality. The call was approved by the Local Government Board on November 5, 2026, and is published as an extract in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante No. 214, of November 10, 2026, with the reference BDNS 940465.

The publication complies with articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of the General Subsidies Law 38/2003, of November 17, which require the publication of the extract of the call and its submission to the National Subsidies Database, where the full text can be consulted. The applicable regulatory bases are base 28 for the execution of the municipal Budget, published in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante No. 17, of January 27, 2026.

The amount comes from a grant awarded by the Provincial Council of Alicante for the implementation of consumption promotion campaigns, under the Bono-Consumo line for the 2026 fiscal year. The declared objective is to “revitalize consumption in the municipality of Elche, strengthening the commercial fabric and local consumption,” encouraging citizens to shop at proximity businesses.

Requirements to apply for the vouchers

Natural persons who meet the following conditions may benefit from the aid:

• Be over 18 years of age, a requirement that must be met on the date of voucher acquisition.
• Be registered as a resident (empadronado) in Elche as of September 1, 2026.
• Possess a DNI or NIE.
• Request the vouchers and use them for purchases made in shops and establishments adhered to the “Consumption Vouchers 2026” program.

Shops and hospitality: free and prior adherence

Participation is open, free of charge, to all shops, hospitality establishments, and service providers that meet the requirements of the call:

• Have a permanent premises open to the public within the municipal district of Elche.
• Adhere previously to the campaign via a telematic application on the enabled website.
• Formalize the registration within the deadline set for establishments.

Two different registration calendars

The tightest deadline is for citizens. To access the purchase of vouchers, it is essential to register on the list of interested persons through the collaborating entity’s online platform between November 9 and 12, or by visiting one of the OMAC offices enabled for this purpose.

Shops and establishments have more leeway: their registration period extends from November 9 to November 30, 2026.

The aid is taxable as a capital gain

The excerpt warns that public aid is considered a capital gain for the purposes of Article 96.2.b of Law 35/2006, on Personal Income Tax. The taxable person shall be responsible for declaring it as a capital gain in the 2026 IRPF (Personal Income Tax) return.

The announcement appears signed in Elche on November 6, 2026, by the Councilor for Women, Trade, Hospitality, and Local Development, Caridad Encarna Martínez Hernández, and is also reproduced in Valencian under the heading “Campanya Bons Consum 2026”.

The call for applications arrives with the calendar already in motion: the residents of Elche have only a few days to register and secure the voucher, while the municipality’s small businesses and hospitality sector view the campaign as a lifeline for year-end shopping. Those who do not sign up within the deadline, neither as a beneficiary nor as an establishment, will be excluded from a program financed with provincial funds.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, No. 214, of November 10, 2026, Section III. Local Administration, pp. 1-2 (official reference: 8683/2026).