The mayor of València, María José Catalá, today asked the Government that the European green capital be declared an "Event of Exceptional Public Interest" so that "public-private collaboration takes a qualitative leap." With this proposal, the application of certain tax advantages to private patronage would be guaranteed and the capital would more easily add contributions from private sponsors.
In his request, Catalá recalled that Vitoria, the first Spanish city to be European Green Capital, achieved it, "and we demand the same consideration." The Valencia event in 2022 as World Design Capital also had that consideration after approving the measure in the General State Budgets.
"If we want our city to have more green areas, if we want our farmers to have a future and if we want our companies to advance in sustainability, we need everyone's help," defended the first mayor, who highlighted that, in fact, the The first sponsor of the event that starts today in the capital of Turia is a non-profit association that works with people with disabilities. Her contribution was 50,000 euros.
The declaration that Catalá requests from the Government, for the purposes of the provisions of article 27 of Law 49/2002, of December 23, supposes a tax regime for non-profit entities and tax incentives for patronage of this event. , which could reach 90%. In the case of Vitoria as European Green Capital of 2010, it was achieved for two years, 2010 and 2011, a temporary request that Valencia also makes.
Catalá's request occurred during the opening ceremony of the two days that the city celebrates to commemorate the milestone that it occupies. After the inauguration this morning, there have been several panels with various experts in the climate mission, nature, public space or mobility and this afternoon will be the most formal part of the event, with the solemn signing of the letter of intent by the mayor Catalá and Patrick Child, Deputy Director General of the Environment of the European Commission and Head of the Mission of the 100 Climate Neutral Cities, of which Valencia is a part. In the afternoon, the opening ceremony will take place, also attended by the Minister of Science, Diana Morant.
