Rafal residents offered €27 shopping vouchers to spend in local businesses

Rafal residents will soon be able to get €27.09 from the Town Hall to spend in local shops and businesses as part of the municipality’s 2026 shopping voucher campaign. A total of 4,062 vouchers are available.

More than 4,000 shopping vouchers available for Rafal residents

To qualify, residents must be registered as living in Rafal and be over 16, based on the municipal register at July 31.

Applications open on September 21. Residents can apply online or in person and receive either a printed voucher or a QR code on their mobile phone.

The first vouchers must be spent by October 16, giving recipients several weeks to use the €27.09 towards purchases at businesses taking part in the campaign.

The vouchers cannot be exchanged for cash and can only be used through participating local businesses.

Unused funds could be offered in a second round

If money remains after this first round, unused funds will be offered again from October 23 to residents who have already spent their original voucher.

This will give people who participated in the first stage another opportunity to benefit from the campaign if the full budget has not been used.

A final draw is planned for November if funds are still available after the second stage, allowing the Town Hall to distribute any remaining money through the scheme.

Local businesses must register before accepting the vouchers

Local shops and businesses also need to sign up before they can accept the vouchers.

Registration for businesses runs from August 31 to September 11 and is free, allowing participating establishments to join the campaign before applications open to residents later in the month.

The scheme is intended to encourage spending within Rafal by directing the vouchers towards businesses operating in the municipality.

Residents should also be aware that the vouchers have tax implications.

Recipients must declare the €27.09 as a capital gain on their 2026 income tax return.

With 4,062 vouchers available, the campaign will provide thousands of eligible Rafal residents with additional money to spend locally while directing that spending towards participating shops and businesses in the municipality.