Diputados de El Salvador aprueban ley que contempla impuesto del 30% a recursos de las ONG en El Salvador

On Tuesday, the Salvadoran Congress approved the Foreign Agents Act, which will apply a 30% tax on donations received by civil organizations, a regulation on the...

The Congress of El Salvador gave the green light to the Law on Foreign Agents, a regulation that will apply to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and that establishes a 30 percent tax on their income. READ ALSO: They condemn the arrest of the head of the legal foundation of defense of the DDH in El Salvador This legislation imposes a tax on international financial cooperation. For each economic transaction, disbursement, transfer, import of g…

El Salvador Implements 30% Tax on Foreign-Funded Organizations to Protect National Sovereignty

El Salvador’s Congress approved a new Foreign Agents Law on Tuesday that imposes a 30% tax on transactions from international donors to local organizations. The legislation, which passed with 57 votes in favor and only three against, aims to regulate what the government describes as “foreign agents” operating within the country. President Nayib Bukele announced […]

The attack by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele against dissident voices in El Salvador has reached a point of no return. On Tuesday, the Legislative Assembly, under the absolute control of the president, approved the Foreign Agents Act with which it can issue with a single order which humanitarian organizations or independent media can work or not in the country. The law also provides that those who are allowed to work must register with a nati…

Diputados de El Salvador aprueban ley que contempla impuesto del 30% a recursos de las ONG en El Salvador

Por Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador, de mayoría oficialista, aprobó este martes la Ley de Agentes Extranjeros, que impone un impuesto del 30% a las transacciones, desembolsos, donaciones o importaciones en especie que reciban las organizaciones no gubernamentales. Este dinero, según la Ley, será destinado para obras de interés general o social. Las autoridades dicen que esta nueva normativa busca transparenta…

By Merlin Delcid, CNN en Español El Salvador's pro-government majority Legislative Assembly approved the Foreign Agents Law on Tuesday, which imposes a 30% tax on transactions, disbursements, donations, or in-kind imports received by non-governmental organizations. This money, according to the law, will be used for projects of general or social interest. Authorities say this new regulation seeks to make the work of non-governmental organizations…