From today, young people aged 18-24 will be able to enter the platform freedompass.gov.gr and submit an application in order to be granted the financial support of 150 euros. A basic requirement, of course, is those born between 1996 and 2003 who have completed the first dose of the vaccine or who have had the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
As the Minister of Digital Government, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, stressed, “we have confidence in the young people and we know, looking at the statistics, that those who choose to take the first installment, will do the second.” He even explained that the process is simple, as those interested in making their application will enter the relevant platform with taxisnet codes, while in case someone does not have codes they will have to go to the KEP. From there the beneficiary will receive all the relevant instructions via e-mail and SMS, as the bank will contact the citizen directly within two to three days and will give him the prepaid debit card, which will be stored on the digital holder's mobile wallet.
As Mr. Pierrakakis pointed out, it will concern specific categories of expenses, such as tourism and culture, ie it will be used for purchases through e-commerce, e-shops but also in all transactions with POS, while it will be targeted and will relate to specific activities, such as air, ferry transport, car rental, accommodation, camping, travel agencies, museums, cinema, theater and music performances, etc.
In fact, as the minister stated, the number of young people aged 18-24 who closed the appointment after the announcement of the specific incentive has doubled and now reaches 125,000, while since June 28, when the decision for the freedom pass was announced, they were closed by 542,000 citizens new appointments.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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