The Basque Government department has launched an aid programme for the modernisation of small and medium-sized road passenger and freight transport companies, with a total investment of 5.14 million euros, financed by the Next Generation EU Funds.
According to Europa Press, the aid includes various eligible actions, such as the management of electronic control documents, the use of second-generation intelligent tachographs, the integration of electronic control documents in management systems, the implementation of TMS/ERP and SAE systems, the updating of SAE systems, the implementation of applications for electronic complaints and the improvement of ticketing systems.
The main objective of these grants is to achieve sustainable, safe and connected mobility, increasing the efficiency of companies and the transport system through digitisation, sustainability, connectivity, system renewal and the introduction of new technologies. In addition, to ensure the interoperability of systems and processes, the aid also covers operators and loading companies.
Who is the aid targeted at?
The companies and natural persons eligible for this aid are those that meet the following requirements:
-To be tax resident in the Basque Country.
-Be a private legal entity that falls within the definition of an SME.
-Be a natural person as long as they hold one of the following authorisations in force at the date of application: a public goods transport authorisation with the code MDPE, which authorises the transport of vehicles or groups of vehicles with a maximum mass of more than 3.5 tonnes; an authorisation for occasional public passenger transport by bus, identified by the code VDE; or a public goods transport authorisation with the code MDLE, which authorises the transport of vehicles with a maximum mass of up to 3.5 tonnes.
-Those who have a transport operator’s authorisation authorising them to intermediate in the contracting of public transport of goods, identified by the code OT.
-Also, companies providing public urban bus transport services at the date of application for aid.
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