The new Catalan Law of urban economic promotion areas (LAPEU) allows the creation of privately managed areas in which compulsory fees may be charged to the premises included in its scope, with the possibility of a collection through a municipal levy procedure.
On January 13, 2021, Law 15/2020 of December 22, 2021, on urban economic promotion areas (hereinafter, LAPEU – Llei d’àrees de promoció econòmica urbana) came into force. According to the explanatory memorandum of the law, it is based on the example of Business Improvement Districts in countries such as Canada or Germany and aims to…