US EditionPortuguese Bishops Cut Payment Recommendation for Abuse Victims
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The indemnities paid by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (CEP) to victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church are not exempt from taxes and may suffer significant reductions, reaching half of them in some cases. The information was published by the weekly magazine. Payments, which are more than 1.6 million euros (about $9.5 million), vary between 9 billion and 45 billion euros (from $53 billion to R$ 270 billion) per victim. According to t…
Bishops applied proportionately to the values proposed by specialists for compensation to victims of abuse. The court will be over 50%. The church justifies the country's financial situation.
Portuguese bishops cut payment recommendation for abuse victims
After an independent body of specialists recommended financial compensation packages to victims of clerical sexual abuse, the Portuguese bishops’ conference has voted to significantly cut the recommended amounts before offering the packages to victims.Plenary assembly of the Portuguese episcopal conference. Credit: Vatican Media.CEPWhile compensation offers to victim-survivors are individually approved by the local diocesan bishops, the Portugue…
The letter that the victims of the abuse of the Catholic Church are receiving provides for the compensation they come to receive to be deducted from the tax value. The Portuguese Episcopal Conference does not say that it will be taxed, but also does not foresee a tax decision which, in the past, is the competence of the Territorial Authority.
The rewards awarded by the Portuguese Episcopal Conference (ECP) to victims of sexual abuse do not escape from the tax and may suffer significant cuts. According to the weekly magazine, the amounts paid (in total, over 1.6 million euros) are included in the category of patrimonial increases, subject to IRS-based taxation. The values allocated vary between EUR 9 billion and EUR 45 billion per victim, but, due to the applicable tax framework, may …
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