The Cabildo of Tenerife, through the area of Employment, Socioeconomic Development and Foreign Action, has paid 198,000 euros in direct aid to 66 artisans and artisans on the Island with the aim of alleviating the effects derived from the suspension of activities and reduction of capacity as a result of the protection measures against Covid-19.
The counselor Carmen Luz Baso explained that this is the second annual call for aid line, launched in 2020 by the Cabildo de Tenerife to “give a break to one of the activities most punished by the restrictions imposed and help to the artisans to have liquidity to pay to meet their tax obligations “.
Carmen Luz Baso highlighted that in 2021 the amount of aid has tripled, from 1,000 to 3,000 euros per person. “In addition, payment terms have been speeded up in order to respond as quickly as possible to the cash needs of many professionals in the sector,” he added.
These direct grants are part of the set of initiatives with which the Insular Corporation seeks to guarantee the viability and maintenance of the artisanal sector, as an economic activity whose development has a significant socio-cultural impact, and which includes the organization of events and development of new promotion and sales tools with which it is intended to provide alternatives to the sector to market its products.
In this context, the counselor recalled that since last Sunday, January 2, and until the night of next January 5, craft fairs will be open, one in the Plaza del Príncipe de Santa Cruz de Tenerife and another in the Plaza del Adelantado de La Laguna, to help boost sales in the sector.
In addition, the Cabildo has made a commitment to boost online sales through Digitalizarte, an electronic commerce platform created in 2020 and focused on the sale and promotion of artisan products from Tenerife, thanks to the collaboration between Caja Siete and the Insular Company of Crafts (IFTSA).
Thus, through the platform https://www.seseocanarias.comPeople who so wish will be able to purchase products related to about twenty artisan trades and they will be sent to any corner of the Canary Islands for free.
