The Catholic Church has waived tax breaks on Constructions, Installations and Works (ICIO) and those that affect the Special Contributionswhich were contemplated in the Agreements with the Holy See, as reported on Wednesday by the Episcopal Conference and the Ministry of the Presidency.
In this way, the Government will repeal the ministerial order of June 5, 2001 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance which regulates the inclusion of this tax in the Agreement between the Spanish State and the Holy See on Economic Affairs.
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This decision, the result of an agreement between the Ministry of the Presidency and the Catholic Church in matters of taxation, is due to “the will shared between the Government of Spain and the Spanish Episcopal Conference to equate the tax regime of the Catholic Church with the non-profit entities, in accordance with the principle of non-privilege and non-discrimination”.
The agreement has become effective today through the corresponding exchange of notes between the Government and the Apostolic Nunciature.