The Ibiza Town Hall will exempt from the payment of the Real Estate Tax (IBI) to the owners of the 44 houses that were most severely affected by the damage registered last autumn, a measure that will be applied in the next fiscal year and that seeks to alleviate the economic situation of the affected neighbors.
The decision, reported by Radio Ibiza, is directed exclusively to the properties that suffered major structural damage due to the intense torrential rains of October and November, after the technical evaluation carried out by the municipal services. The City Council has delimited this group of 44 houses as the most affected by the extreme meteorological episode.
Awaiting state aid after the disaster area
The IBI exemption is part of a wider context of steps initiated after the declaration of Ibiza as an area seriously affected by a civil protection emergency, approved at the end of November. At that time, the City Council announced the preparation of a detailed damage report to request aid from the State, both for public infrastructures and for housing and economic activities.
According to municipal estimates, the damage to infrastructures and public services exceeds 14 million euros, while the total economic impact of the storm could be around 30 million if the damages in the private sector are included. The Consistory then stated that the tax exemption and other local measures would be complementary to the compensation that could come from the central Administration.
The City Council emphasizes that the IBI rebate is intended to offer immediate relief to the most affected families, while the administrative procedures for the granting of supra-municipal aid are being resolved. The measure will not be of a general nature and will be limited only to the properties included in the technical list drawn up after hurricane Gabrielle and dana Alice.
