Bill proposes transport aid, scholarships and energy saving measures

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1. The bill would require road freight transport contracts to be put in writing and the price paid to the carrier to cover at least its actual costs. New violations and fines are created for non-compliance.
2. Direct aid would be renewed for road transport companies and self-employed workers, public sector urban bus companies and rail freight companies, to offset the fuel price rise caused by the war in Ukraine. Land transport aid totals 450 million euros.
3. Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia commuter passes would be free from September to December 2022, and a 50 percent discount would apply to AVANT and bus multi-trip passes.
4. Scholarship holders in post-compulsory education and students with special educational support needs would receive an extra 100 euros per month for four months, September to December 2022, with no extra paperwork, if they are 16 or older.
5. Temperature limits would be set in air-conditioned buildings and premises: at most 19 degrees Celsius for heating and at least 27 degrees for cooling, plus automatic door closers, shop window lights off at 10 p.m. and information signs about savings, until November 1, 2023.
6. The activation of self-consumption solar installations would be sped up: if it takes more than two months due to the distributor or supplier, the consumer would get an automatic discount on the bill. Adding storage to existing renewable installations would also be made easier, and injecting renewable gases into the gas grid simplified.
7. Ukrainian seafarers could serve on Spanish ships as if they were nationals of a European Economic Area country, shipping companies could hire private security against piracy, and the aid cap for fishing vessel owners would rise to 75,000 euros.
8. The electricity system would be paid 1.36 billion euros for the suspension of the tax on electricity production, and the Government would have to submit, within six months, a bill limiting subcontracting in road freight transport.

Who it affects

• Road transport, taxi, moving and ambulance companies and self-employed workers: They would receive direct aid per vehicle and must put contracts and prices in writing.
• Users of Cercanías, Rodalies, Media Distancia trains and buses: Free or 50 percent discounted passes from September to December 2022.
• Scholarship students in post-compulsory education and students with special support needs: An extra 100 euros per month from September to December 2022, with no paperwork.
• People working in or visiting air-conditioned buildings: Temperature limits, automatic door closers and less shop window lighting.
• People with self-consumption solar panels or who want to install them: Maximum activation deadlines and a bill discount if activation is delayed.

Words worth knowing

Carta de porte (waybill)

A written document that accompanies a freight shipment and includes details such as the transport price.

Autoconsumo (self-consumption)

Producing your own electricity, for example with solar panels, and feeding the surplus into the grid.

Silencio administrativo (administrative silence)

What is deemed granted or denied when the administration does not answer in time.

Servidumbres aeronáuticas (aeronautical easements)

Limits on land use near airports to protect air navigation.

Gases renovables (renewable gases)

Gases such as biogas or biomethane, produced from organic matter, that can be injected into the gas grid.

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