In the round-table on December 9, 2015
participated members of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality,
representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, charities, NGOs, experts
in the fields of relevant legislation.
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Chairperson of the Committee on Culture and Spirituality Mykola Kniazhytskyi
said, the joint work of experts, politicians and philanthropists is aimed at
elaboration of a draft law that would create favorable conditions for
charitable donations, especially to support culture, education, science and
sports.
The attendees were familiarized with a presentation – a research into the
legislation of Europe and the world in the area of ??tax incentives for
charity.
Based on the experience of the USA, Canada, Britain, Australia, Ireland,
Hungary, Poland and others, they outlined several basic models of tax
incentives for taxpayers donating funds for cultural and educational purposes.
The round-table participants also discussed the issue of encouraging taxpayers
to charity by raising awareness of citizens of Ukraine.
The participants of the round-table pointed to the need to expand tax
incentives for philanthropists and simplify the mechanism of charitable
donations for individuals, and suggested that the Committee establish a working
group involving experts from charitable environment for the elaboration of
necessary draft laws.