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According to the decision of the Seimas, the people who participate in the liquidation of the emergency situation and the elimination of consequences are also included in the list of beneficiaries. This is expected to encourage businesses and NGOs to assist doctors and volunteers during emergencies.
The law establishes that the object of the support provided to the beneficiaries – natural persons who, according to the procedure and cases established by the Government or its authorized institution, are directly involved in the response and mitigation of emergencies, is cash, services borrowed and any other assets, including manufactured or purchased goods.
Said persons will have the status of beneficiary, they will also have the right not to keep records of the support received and used in accordance with this Law, they will not have to account for the support received and (or) its use.
“Once the amendments to the law are approved, the aid will no longer be taxed from the beneficiary’s point of view. A doctor, nurse, or volunteer working with COVID-19 who has received a free support lunch will no longer have to pay income taxes yet. Furthermore, companies will be able to deduct these expenses twice from their income, thus reducing corporate income tax, ”said Mykolas Majauskas, a member of Seimas.
The amendments to the Charity and Support Law were approved by 116 votes, no one will vote against and a member of the Seimas abstained.
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