Samos Pass - North Evia when will be open the platform for the new vouchers applications,

This innovative program of the Ministry of Tourism enables visitors to travel with special vouchers and to support in any way they can North Evia, which was affected by the fires last year, but also in Samos, which was tested by the earthquake of 2020.

Christos Triandopoulos, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, spoke to ERT about the new tourism vouchers (phase 3) that will be available soon as well as about the restoration projects, stressing that there will be no income criteria for the applicants.

“The third phase is an innovative scheme, which has momentum, as whatever is untapped by the intangible digital cards comes in and is added over the coming months. Our goal was to channel people in the months when the activity is not intense, that is July, September, and October", said Mr. Triandopoulos.

No income criteria are required to participate in the North Evia – Samos Pass, with the only condition being that they are not residents of the area.

According to the competent deputy minister, in September another 2,000 unused cards are added in Evia, reaching a total of 9,400 cards, and 4,400 for Samos.

"The North Evia cards correspond to €150 each, which the citizen can use for accommodation, restaurants, and transport. For Samos, the amount is €300 due to the ferry connection," said Mr. Triandopoulos, adding:

“We have more than 13,800 intangible digital cards that will be available on August 25, at a cost of €2.7 million. Essentially, it is an incentive for people to visit these two islands, which have been affected"

Who are the beneficiaries?

Beneficiaries of the North Evia – Samos Pass voucher are all adult natural persons, single or married or widowed or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, who are tax residents of Greece, based on the personal income tax return for the tax year 2020.

Especially for married people or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, the beneficiary is the person obliged to submit the income tax return according to article 67 of Law 4172/2013 or one of the two, in case of a separate declaration, according to paragraph b of par. 4 of article 67 of Law 4172/2013

a) the adult children of the beneficiary who are declared as dependents in the personal income tax return for the tax year 2020 and

b) the spouse of the beneficiary or the person who has entered into a cohabitation agreement with him.

In cases of spouses, persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, or children who are both beneficiaries of the program, one is perceived as the beneficiary of the other. It is pointed out that a single card is issued for the entire beneficiary unit, i.e. the beneficiary and his beneficiaries.

To submit and complete its application, you must register and confirm the mobile phone on which you wish to activate the digital card. In this case, you must fill in and confirm his e-mail. If you choose a phone, you will receive a notification to confirm your mobile number, which you will have previously registered in the application. Also, to complete the request, you must agree to have the funds credited to the intangible digital debit card.

Next, you declare responsibly that you and its beneficiaries (see question 2) have not been selected as beneficiaries - beneficiaries within the framework of Social Tourism programs for the period 2021-2022 of the Labor Force Employment Organization, Social Tourism of D.Y.P.A. . 2022, as well as the action "Tourism for all" of the Ministry of Tourism pursuant to article 45 of Law 4933/2022 (A' 99) or related provision by any other body for the same period of time.

At the same time, he declares that the amount of money credited to the immaterial digital debit card will be used exclusively by him to cover the costs of local transport, catering and accommodation for himself and his beneficiaries and it is not possible to transfer it to a third party or withdraw it.

The beneficiary also has the possibility to submit the application also available at the Citizen Service Centers (CSCs).

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