translated from Spanish: Deputies call on Government to aguinaldos to be tax-free

Last Friday, the Members present in the Chamber Chamber adopted a resolution calling on the President of the Republic Sebastian Piñera and his Minister of Finance, Felipe Larraín, to make an amendment Iea to the Income Tax Act.
The message that was approved with 119 votes in favor and 14 abstentions seeks, in concrete terms, that traditional aguinaldos in Holidays and Christmas be released taxes.
In the drafting of the text, which was proposed by the parliamentarians RN Cristóbal Urruticoechea, Camila Flores, Harry J.Rgensen and José Miguel Castro in addition to the UDI Ignacio Urrutia, it is noted that national legislation does not consider a stable definition for the aguinaldo, but which can be considered as a gift or benefit. As such, parliamentarians want it not to be regarded as an income for tax purposes.
It is important to note that a draft resolution such as the newly adopted resolution does not correspond to a change in itself, but rather the pronouncement of the corporation on a matter of general interest. In this case, the payment of taxes in aguinaldos.
Now it is the government that could legislate or not, on this matter.

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