Given the critical situation that many institutions are going through that provide services to people with disabilities in the city of Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires government announced a series of economic and tax support measures to guarantee the continuity of benefits and Avoid the closure of fundamental centers for the daily life of thousands of people. The decision responds to an emergency scenario generated by the delay and the lack of updating of the tariffs that the national government pays, as well as the strong increase in the labor costs that press these organizations.
Specifically, An extraordinary subsidy of 24% of monthly income will be granteddistributed in two installments, to 142 institutions that provide high -intensity of support. This group includes day centers, therapeutic educational centers, homes and residences that attend people with disabilities. The estimated investment for this measure amounts to $ 1,777 million and aims to contribute to none of these institutions is forced to close its doors, which would directly affect its beneficiaries and families.
In addition to direct economic assistance, the city executive will send to the Legislature a bill that includes the exemption of the payment of the Gross Revenue Tax and the fiscal debt forcononation To all categorized institutions that work exclusively with people with disabilities. This measure seeks to relieve tax pressure on a sector that, in many cases, works at the limit of its financial sustainability.
In parallel, the Buenos Aires government will also increase the line of strengthening civil society, a tool that gives financing to non -profit organizations linked to the issue of disability. This extension will allow expanding the Scope of state support to a broader network of entities that fulfill a key role in the accompaniment, inclusion and attention of people with disabilities in different stages of life.
These decisions are enrolled in a containment strategy against an adverse national context, in which the lack of updating of tariffs that are paid to the providers has put the support of the system at risk. Faced with that void, the city seeks to ensure that essential services are not interrupted or basic rights of a population that needs permanent and quality assistance are violated.
With this intervention, the Buenos Aires government reaffirms its commitment to the policies of inclusion and care, betting on the institutional and financial accompaniment of a network of organizations that, with enormous effort, support work with people with disabilities every day.
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