Open today Friday (25.08.2023) the platform for submitting applications to participate in the North Evia Pass 2023 program through vouchers.gov.gr.

The action has a total budget 1 million euros, and through it 6,550 beneficiaries they will be able to issue a physical digital debit card as an incentive to visit the above eligible areas, boosting local tourism and – wider – economic activity for the next quarter.

The platform for the applications of the North Evia Pass 2023 is implemented with the cooperation of the Ministries of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, National Economy and Finance, Interior, Digital Governance and Tourism and aims to financially support the tourism activity of the regions North Evia, which were affected by the fires of August 2021, in continuation of the corresponding scheme of the previous year.

The program is about on intangible digital debit cards, which beneficiaries will be able to use until 30-11-2023 for accommodation, catering and local transport costs in the above affected areas. In particular, 3,050 cards of 100 euros are to be issued for the Municipality of Istiaia – Edipsos and 3,500 cards of 150 euros for the Municipality of Mantoudi – Limni – Agia Anna.

The vouchers.gov.gr platform will remain open for submitting applications from Friday, August 25, 2023 until Tuesday, August 29 at 9:00 p.m.

Beneficiaries after drawing lots

The final beneficiaries will be selected following a lottery that will be conducted by the implementing body after the submission of applications is completed, while the results will be posted on the program’s website.

Who is eligible to apply?

The North Evia Pass 2023 it has no income criteria and, therefore, those citizens who: are tax residents of Greece tax residents of Greece, based on the last cleared personal income tax return for the tax year 2022, do not themselves or their beneficiaries have as their main residence the Evia, as it appears from the last cleared personal income tax return for the tax year 2022 and are not beneficiaries – beneficiaries in the context of: the Social Tourism program for the period 2022-2023 of the Public Employment Service or those selected as beneficiaries of the Social Tourism program for the period 2023-2024 of the Public Employment Service, regardless of whether the above benefits are ultimately used or not, and related benefits from any other body for the same period of time.

It is clarified that the permanent residents of Evia they cannot use the immaterial digital debit card.

It is also clarified that for married persons or persons who have entered into a cohabitation agreement, the beneficiary is the person liable to submit the tax return or one of the two, in case of a separate return.

The North Evia Pass 2023 can be used exclusively either by the beneficiary himself to cover his local transport, catering or accommodation costs, or by those defined as his “beneficiaries”, i.e.: his adult children declared as dependents in the last cleared personal income tax return for the tax year 2022, or the spouse of the beneficiary or the person who has entered into a cohabitation agreement with him.

How do you submit your application?

The operation of the platform is particularly simple, as in order to submit the application each citizen only needs his Taxisnet passwords and the confirmation of a mobile phone number and an e-mail address.

All other data are automatically collected through the Interoperability Center of the General Secretariat of Information Systems and Digital Government of the Ministry of Digital Government.

Analytically

  • The citizen enters the platform with his Taxisnet passwords.
  • Immediately after, he registers his contact details, i.e. email address and mobile phone number, which he then authenticates via a hyperlink and a one-time password (OTP – One Time Password) respectively.
  • Then, he declares the Municipality of his choice, between the Municipality of Istiaea-Edipsos and the Municipality of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna.
  • Finally, the citizen responsibly declares that he does not belong to any of the ineligible categories of beneficiaries in the context of the action and selects “Submit”, completing the application submission process.
  • The process can also be handled through KEP.

What you need to know about the intangible digital debit card

The process of issuing the immaterial digital debit card will start within 2 working days for the beneficiaries who will be selected by lottery. After issuance, the Payment Service Provider informs the beneficiary of the procedure to be followed to activate the card.

In addition, a suitable smartphone is required to store the immaterial digital debit card which supports NFC technology – contactless transactions. Finally, after the deadline, it is not allowed to withdraw the application or create a new one.