San Vicente del Raspeig has approved a EUR737,371 programme that will issue EUR150 digital voucher balances to eligible adult residents, creating a temporary local spending network funded by the municipality. The approval is dated September 30, with its official notice published on October 5. [S01]
The scheme goes beyond a single-use discount coupon: each named recipient receives a purse balance that can be spent in parts across participating businesses. The Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Raspeig pays for the voucher value, while shoppers must cover at least half of each purchase themselves. [S02]
A shared balance with limits on redemption
The operating rules restrict acceptance to enrolled businesses in the municipality. Vouchers can cover up to 50% of a purchase, balances cannot be exchanged for cash, and vouchers belonging to different recipients cannot be combined in one transaction. The rules provide an eight-day spending period after download, subject to the campaign ending earlier. [S02]
The two limits share the same purchase-value denominator. A voucher may cover at most half of an eligible bill, leaving the shopper to finance at least the other half. These are the programme's checkout bounds, not average observed payment shares. [S02]
Contractual contribution limits for a Raspeig purchase
2026 programme operating rules.
% of purchase value
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Contractual maximum and minimum, not observed checkout averages. Smaller voucher contributions are possible; balances cannot be converted to cash or pooled across recipients.
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| Category | % of purchase value |
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| Maximum voucher-funded share | 50 % of purchase value |
| Minimum shopper-funded share | 50 % of purchase value |
Merchants will check the holder's identity and validate the voucher code through the programme's application. That separates the resident's spending balance from the merchant's later reimbursement claim: businesses must retain evidence of the sale before seeking payment from the council. [S02]
Small businesses form the acceptance network
The council opened merchant enrolment from October 6 to October 8 for eligible local retail, service and hospitality businesses with fewer than ten workers. Its announcement also requires a permanent licensed establishment and compliance with tax and social-security obligations. [S03]
The Diputación de Alicante finances the programme's EUR737,371 allocation. The official notice reserves 10% of vouchers for people affected by the digital divide, with assisted applications available alongside the online channel. [S01]
Access to the local merchant network also depends on how residents obtain the balance. The official notice reserves 10% of vouchers for people affected by the digital divide; the remaining 90% is the arithmetic nonreserved share. This is an allocation rule, not a count of older recipients or evidence that 90% actually applied online. [S01]
Raspeig voucher allocation reserved for assisted access
September 30 approval published October 5, 2026.
% of voucher allocation
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Reserved allocation, not actual channel use, age distribution, enrolled merchants or completed redemptions.
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| Category | % of voucher allocation |
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| Reserved for assisted access | 10 % of voucher allocation |
| Allocation not specifically reserved | 90 % of voucher allocation |
For the gift-card and stored-value industry, the programme illustrates a specific public-sector model: a centrally funded, named digital purse redeemable across an approved local merchant network. Its capped contribution to each bill requires additional shopper spending, while partial redemption allows one balance to support several businesses.
The documents establish the funding and redemption rules, rather than completed sales results. Consumer applications follow agreements with participating merchants; the council's official notice does not fix a universal opening date for shoppers. No redemption totals or measured impact on local turnover have yet been reported in these sources. [S01]
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Suzie Elis
Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News.