He Minister council has approved this Tuesday the discounts on movie tickets for older than 65 years. In principle, the discount can be enjoyed Tuesdays and will have a price of two euros per entry, according to what the government spokesperson has advanced isabella rodriguez. However, he added that the issue has yet to be addressed. theme with the different movie theaters and territories.

The aid will benefit 9.5 million Spaniards over 65 years old with a budget of a total of 10 million euros. This public support plan has two objectives. On the one hand, promoting active ageing, fighting against the sedentary lifestyle or loneliness that older people are suffering from.

In the same way, it seeks to help movie theaters recover pre-pandemic figures. “We have detected that the cinema sector is the one that has taken the longest to recover. In fact, attendance levels have not recovered.has recovered 40% of viewers they had from 2017 to 2019. Those over 65 attend 60% less than they did before the pandemic,” Rodríguez explained at the subsequent press conference.