The Government will present a bill to Parliament so that financial compensation to victims of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church is exempt from IRS taxationannounced the Ministry of Finance.
In a statement, the Ministry of Finance explains that this exclusion will also apply to financial compensation awarded for sexual abuse to minors and vulnerable adults “in other similar situations”.
The Portuguese Episcopal Conference announced at the end of March that each of the 57 victims of sexual abuse with an approved compensation request will receive between nine and 45 thousand euros, for a total of more than 1.5 million euros.
In a statement released at the time, CEP explained that, of the 95 requests received, 78 were considered eligible and 17 were immediately archived. Of those considered eligible, 11 were rejected, 57 requests have already been given the green light for compensation, worth 1,609.650 euros.
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