The Provincial Council distributes 249,620 euros among 209 self-employed workers in rural trade

The Provincial Council of Guadalajara has provisionally resolved the grants for the maintenance and consolidation of the commercial structure and basic services in rural areas: 209 of the 222 applications submitted have received aid, for a total amount of 249,619.91 euros. The agreement of the provincial Governing Board is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Guadalajara number 216, dated November 11, 2026, under file 263/2026, and opens a period of ten business days for appeals.

Self-employed quotas in villages with fewer than 500 inhabitants

The call for applications was approved by the Governing Board on June 23, 2026, and published in the BOP number 125, dated July 3, 2026. Its purpose is to cover the quotas of the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA) for the first six months of the year—from January to June 2026—for owners of commercial activities and basic services in population centers of up to 500 legal inhabitants in the province, according to the first and fifth regulatory rules.

The maximum planned credit amounts to 250,000 euros, charged to budget application 422 47904, and is part of the Strategic Grant Plan 2026-2028, approved by the Plenary of the Council on February 20, 2026, and published in the BOP number 42, dated March 3, 2026, with the strategic objective OE1 of stimulating rural and economic development. Management is governed by the General Grant Ordinance (Plenary of February 21, 2025, BOP number 71, dated April 11, 2025) and by article 22.1 of the General Grant Law 38/2003, of November 17.

The initial submission period was twenty business days, but it was extended by another ten due to two serious forest fires in the province, an extension agreed upon on July 28, 2026, and published in the BOP number 145, dated July 31, 2026.

Cafés and bars, the bulk of the beneficiaries

Of the 209 applications with a favorable report, the distribution by Economic Activities Tax heading is as follows:

• Cafés and bars (673): 122 applications.
• Retail trade of food, beverages, mixed or integrated (647 and 662): 36.
• Pharmacies, drugstores, and herbalists (652): 18.
• Bakeries (419 and 644): 11.
• Retail trade outside a permanent establishment (663): 8.
• Butcher shops (642): 4.
• Repair of electrical items, vehicles, and other goods (691): 4.
• Hairdressers and beauty institutes (972): 3.
• Gas stations (655): 3.

The beneficiaries are spread across the entire provincial geography, from Las Navas de Jadraque, Mazuecos, Retiendas, Lupiana, or Bujalaro to Tamajón, Milmarcos, Setiles, Checa, Alcoroches, Mandayona, Alhóndiga, or Hiendelaencina, with a special presence of centers in the Sierra and Alcarria regions.

Pro-rating according to paid quotas

The grant was awarded through a competitive process with a pro-rating of the global amount, such that the money is divided based on the months of registration in the RETA (Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers) accredited between January and June:

• One month of quota: 1 applicant.
• Two months: 1 applicant.
• Three months: 3 applicants.
• Four months: 4 applicants.
• Five months: 8 applicants.
• Six months: 192 applicants.

The aid is calculated at a rate of one point per paid month and cannot exceed the amount actually paid and justified. In practice, most files are capped at 1,351.92 euros, compared to much higher requested amounts: file 566, belonging to Juan Manuel Lobo Martín (Las Navas de Jadraque), requested 1,815.60 euros and will receive 1,351.92. Other applied caps are 1,126.60 and 901.28 euros, depending on the accredited months.

Eleven exclusions and two withdrawals

The provisional resolution dismisses 11 applications and archives two. Among the dismissals, the majority fail to comply with regulatory rule 7.b as they refer to centers with more than 500 inhabitants—several cases from Espinosa de Henares, as well as Cogolludo, Sartajada, and Bustares; two alleged non-subsidizable activities (headings 423 and 967) and one is a cultural association not registered in the RETA. The withdrawals correspond to files 570 and 572, belonging to Juan Pietro Gozzo Cuenca and Krisma Cororno Limio, who were requested to rectify their applications on July 6, 2026.

Appeals against the provisional resolution may be filed within ten business days from its publication in the BOP (Official Provincial Gazette). If no appeals are presented or if they are not upheld, the final resolution will be approved by the president of the Provincial Council, José Luis Vega Pérez, who signs the agreement in Guadalajara on November 9, 2026, by delegation of competence.

The distribution reaches 209 small businesses that sustain daily services in villages where there is often no alternative: bars, grocery stores, bakeries, pharmacies, or hairdressers. With 249,619.91 euros granted, 380.09 euros of the planned credit remain unassigned, which are not reassigned at this stage.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Guadalajara, no. 216, of November 11, 2026, section I, pp. 1-12 (official reference: file 263/2026; Verification Code 7783ad04c172f316e196c0b1903db382fb8521e5).