Lawmakers from the Sovereign European Ukraine group have proposed that charity paid to military servicemen-victims of the counterterrorist operation is exempted from taxation.
The draft law on amendments to Article 170 of the Tax Code of Ukraine
on taxation of charity paid to military servicemen-victims of the
counterterrorist operation has been registered in the Ukrainian
parliament, reads a posting on the parliament’s Web site.
The authors of the document proposed that charity paid to taxpayers
who suffered during the counterterrorist operation when protecting
independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and were
wounded, contused or other damage was made to their health is not taxed
with income tax.
The lawmakers also registered three bills which will allow
compensating funds for treatment abroad to military servicemen-victims
of the counterterrorist operation.
The bill on amendments to the national budget of Ukraine foresees the
compensation of funds for treatment abroad. According to the document,
military servicemen of Ukrainian Armed Forces, National Guard, Security
Service of Ukraine, Intelligence Service, State Border Service, the
Interior Ministry and other military units created in line with
Ukrainian law who were wounded or contused in the counterterrorist
operation zone will be able to receive compensation for their treatment
abroad.
The lawmakers also proposed that the Budget and Tax codes are amended
so that they will allow compensating the funds for the treatment aboard
to the counterterrorist operation participants.
